Takayuki Yokoyama
Position: MF
Born: 22-Dec-1972
Height/Weight: 171/68
Birthplace: Osaka
Previous Teams: Kansai U., Cerezo Osaka, Shimizu S-Pulse, Sagawa Osaka (JFL)
Matches (J1/J2): 131/-	Goals: 28/-
First Appearance: 8-Jul-1995 Cerezo Osaka -vs- Yokohama Marinos
First Goal : 19-Oct-1996 Cerezo Osaka -vs- Kashiwa Reysol

Bio

 Takayuki Yokoyama was one of the core midfielders for Cerezo Osaka during the 1990s, playing a holding midfield role but getting forward to score a fair number of goals as well. Indeed, he scored a brace in his inaugural appearance on the J.League scoring sheet (a 5-1 victory over Kashiwa Reysol). However, his main claim to fame lies in the fact that he scored the J.League's 4,000th goal.

Thui milestone actually has dubious value. Players who have scored the goal to raise the J.League total to an even number (3,000 - 4,000 - 5,000 etc.) tend to be minor contributors who never really gain fame for anything else. By comparison to the likes of Atsuhiko Ejiri (who?), Masafumi Maeda, or Edson Aparaceido da Souza, Yokoyama is actually one of the most "notable" players to have registered this sort of accomplishment.

Yokoyama was a hardnosed, water-carrying player in a hardnosed era, but as the close of the century arrived, his value to an increasingly pass-oriented Cerezo reduced his playing time. He eventually attracted an offer yrom Shimizu S-Pulse, where he would spend the rest of his J.League career.