Michael Yano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 22, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shimizu S-Pulse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Vissel Kobe | 13 | (1) |
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | 13 | (0) |
| 2001 | Sagan Tosu | 20 | (2) |
| Total | 46 | (3) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Michael Yano (矢野 マイケル, Yano Michael, born January 22, 1979) is a Japanese former footballer, kickboxing player and musician.
Playing career
[edit]Yano was born in Accra, Ghana on January 22, 1979 to a Japanese father and a Ghanaian mother.[1] He moved to Japan when he was 10 years old. He joined newly was promoted to J1 League club, Vissel Kobe from Shimizu S-Pulse youth team in 1997. Although he played many matches as forward in 1997, he could hardly play in the match in 1998. After 1 year blank, he joined newly was promoted to J2 League club, Mito HollyHock in 2000. In 2001, he moved to J2 club Sagan Tosu. He retired end of 2001 season.
After retirement
[edit]After retirement, he became a kickboxing player and musician. He has also written songs for artists such as 2PM and AAA.[2][3]
Club statistics
[edit]| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | Sagan Tosu | J2 League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 4 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "［2018.03］特集：アフリカ音楽の新しい地図 日本×GHANA 〜YANO BROTHERS〜". August 2020.
- ^ "Creators: Michael Yano". Obelisk Inc. (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
- ^ "Creators: M.I". Obelisk Inc. (in Japanese). Retrieved February 7, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Michael Yano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian people of Asian descent
- African people of Japanese descent
- Ghanaian emigrants
- Immigrants to Japan
- Naturalized citizens of Japan
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japanese people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Vissel Kobe players
- Mito HollyHock players
- Sagan Tosu players
- Men's association football forwards
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football forward, 1970s birth stubs