Teruo Iwamoto

Teruo Iwamoto

Personal information
Full name	Teruo Iwamoto
Date of birth	(1972-05-02) May 2, 1972
Place of birth	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1990	Yokohama College of Commerce High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1997	Bellmare Hiratsuka	144	(21)
1998	Kyoto Purple Sanga	33	(8)
1999	Kawasaki Frontale	12	(5)
2000	Verdy Kawasaki	9	(0)
2001–2003	Vegalta Sendai	82	(14)
2004	Nagoya Grampus Eight	5	(0)
2006	Auckland City	3	(0)
Total		278	(48)
National team
1994	Japan	9	(2)
Honours Bellmare Hiratsuka Winner Emperor's Cup 1994
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Teruo Iwamoto (岩本 輝雄, Iwamoto Teruo, born May 2, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Iwamoto was born in Yokohama on May 2, 1972. After graduating from Yokohama College of Commerce High School, he joined Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka) in 1991. In 1994, the club won 1994 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club also won 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. After that, he could not become regular player due to injuries. In the latter the 1990s, he played for Kyoto Purple Sanga (1998), Kawasaki Frontale (1999) and Verdy Kawasaki (2000). In 2001, he moved to Vegalta Sendai. At Vegalta, he became a regular player and assisted many goals. In 2004, he moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight. However he got hurt in May and he left the club end of the season. In October 2006, he signed with Auckland City and played until December. In December, he also played at 2006 Club World Cup in Japan. He retired after 2006 Club World Cup.

On May 22, 1994, Iwamoto debuted for the Japan national team against Australia. He also played at 1994 Asian Games. At Asian Games, he wore the number 10 shirt for Japan. He played 9 games and scored 2 goals for Japan in 1994.

Statistics

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1991/92	Fujita Industries	JSL Division 2	22	7			0	0	22	7
1992		Football League	14	2	4	3	-		18	5
1993			10	1	1	0	4	3	15	4
1994	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J1 League	37	6	5	3	1	1	43	10
1995			18	2	1	0	-		19	2
1996			17	3	3	0	9	2	29	5
1997			24	4	3	2	6	0	33	6
1998	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	33	8	1	0	4	1	38	9
1999	Kawasaki Frontale	J2 League	12	5	0	0	1	0	13	5
2000	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	9	0	0	0	2	0	11	0
2001	Vegalta Sendai	J2 League	34	5	3	0	2	1	39	6
2002		J1 League	22	4	2	0	6	0	30	4
2003			26	5	0	0	4	0	30	5
2004	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
New Zealand			League		Chatham Cup		League Cup		Total
2006/07	Auckland City	Championship	3	0	-		-		3	0
Country	Japan		287	55	19	5	40	8	322	65
	New Zealand		3	0	-		-		3	0
Total			290	53	19	5	40	8	325	65

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	9	2
Total	9	2

Other websites

• Teruo Iwamoto at WorldFootball.net
• Teruo Iwamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Teruo Iwamoto at FBref.com
• Teruo Iwamoto at J.League (in Japanese)