Masaki Yokotani

Masaki Yokotani
Personal information
Full name	Masaki Yokotani
Date of birth	May 10, 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1968–1970	Kyoto Commercial High School
1971–1974	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1983	Hitachi
1984–1986	All Nippon Airways
Total
National team
1974–1977	Japan
Honours
Hitachi
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masaki Yokotani (横谷政樹, Yokotani Masaki, born May 10, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yokotani was born in Kyoto Prefecture on May 10, 1952. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Hitachi in 1975. The club won the 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He moved to Division 2 club All Nippon Airways in 1984. In 1984, the club was promoted to Division 1. He retired in 1986.

On July 23, 1974, when Yokotani was a Hosei University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Romania. He also played at 1976 Asian Cup qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He played 20 games for Japan from 1974 to 1977.