Yasuyo Yamagishi

Yasuyo Yamagishi
山岸靖代
Personal information
Full name	Yasuyo Yamagishi
Date of birth	28 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1995–1997	Saitama Sakae High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2006	Iga FC Kunoichi
2007–2008	INAC Leonessa
International career
1998–2005	Japan
Medal record
Iga FC Kunoichi
INAC Leonessa
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yasuyo Yamagishi (山岸靖代, Yamagishi Yasuyo, born 28 November 1979) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career[edit]

Yamagishi was born in Saitama Prefecture on 28 November 1979. After graduating from high school, she joined Prima Ham FC Kunoichi (later Iga FC Kunoichi) in 1998. She played 131 matches in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 5 times (1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004). In 2007, she moved to INAC Leonessa. She retired end of 2008 season.^{[citation needed]}

In December 1998, when Yamagishi was 19 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1998 Asian Games. At this competition, on 8 December, she debuted against Thailand. She played at 1999, 2001, 2003 AFC Championship and 2002 Asian Games. She was also a member of Japan for 2003 World Cup and 2004 Summer Olympics. She played 60 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 2005.^[1]