Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
望月 重良

Personal information
Full name	Shigeyoshi Mochizuki
Date of birth	(1973-07-09) 9 July 1973
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1989–1991	Shimizu Commercial High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Nagoya Grampus Eight	119	(16)
2000	Kyoto Purple Sanga	9	(0)
2001–2002	Vissel Kobe	49	(1)
2003–2004	JEF United Ichihara	7	(0)
2003	→Vegalta Sendai (loan)	14	(1)
2005–2006	Yokohama FC	2	(0)
Total		200	(18)
International career
1997–2001	Japan	15	(1)
Managerial career
2011	SC Sagamihara
Medal record Nagoya Grampus Eight Runner-up J1 League 1996 Winner Emperor's Cup 1999 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shigeyoshi Mochizuki (望月 重良, Mochizuki Shigeyoshi, born 9 July 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka on 9 July 1973. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Nagoya Grampus Eight with teammate Takayuki Nishigaya in 1996. The club were runners-up in the 1996–97 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. In July 2000, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga with Takashi Hirano. However, the club was relegated to the J2 League, and he moved to Vissel Kobe in 2001. In 2003, he moved to JEF United Ichihara and in August, he moved to Vegalta Sendai on loan. He returned to JEF United Ichihara in 2004. However, he was diagnosed with idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ja) in 2004. Although he went on to play for J2 League club Yokohama FC (2005–06), he made two appearances and retired in August 2006.

National team career

On 15 June 1997, Mochizuki debuted for the Japan national team against Turkey. He played at the 1999 Copa América and at the 2000 Asian Cup. At the Asian Cup, he played in 4 games and scored the winning goal in the 2000 AFC Asian Cup Final against Saudi Arabia. Earlier in the match, he had fouled Talal Al-Meshal resulting in a penalty being given to the Saudis, but Hamzah Idris missed from the spot. Overall, he played 15 games for the national team.^[1]

After retirement

After retirement, in February 2008, Mochizuki founded football club SC Sagamihara and became a chairman of the club. In 2011, he also served as manager from June to September.

Club statistics

National team statistics

^[1]

National team goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 October 2000	Beirut, Lebanon	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1-0	2000 AFC Asian Cup Final

National team

• 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)

Honors

Nagoya Grampus Eight

• Emperor's Cup : 1999

Japan National Team

• AFC Asian Cup : 2000

References

External links

• Shigeyoshi Mochizuki at National-Football-Teams.com
• Shigeyoshi Mochizuki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Japan National Football Team Database