Tomonobu Yokoyama

Japanese association football player

Tomonobu Yokoyama (横山 知伸, Yokoyama Tomonobu, 18 March 1985 – 4 January 2024) was a Japanese professional footballer. He played as a defensive midfielder or centre-back.

Tomonobu Yokoyama
横山 知伸
Yokoyama in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-18)18 March 1985
Place of birth Nerima, Tokyo, Japan
Date of death 4 January 2024(2024-01-04) (aged 38)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Youth career
2004–2007 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Kawasaki Frontale 76 (1)
2012–2013 Cerezo Osaka 20 (3)
2014–2017 Omiya Ardija 81 (4)
2017–2018 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 26 (2)
2018Roasso Kumamoto (loan) 7 (0)
2019 FC Gifu 0 (0)
Honours
Kawasaki Frontale
Runner-up J1 League 2008
Runner-up J1 League 2009
Runner-up J.League Cup 2009
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yokoyama died from brain cancer on 4 January 2024, at the age of 38.[1]

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