Yoshiharu Horii

Yoshiharu Horii
堀井 美晴
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-03-16)16 March 1953
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Date of death 23 August 2025(2025-08-23) (aged 72)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1968–1970 Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1987 Yanmar Diesel 204 (46)
Total 204 (46)
Managerial career
2001 Kawasaki Frontale
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Japanese name, the family name is Horii.

Yoshiharu Horii (堀井美晴, Horii Yoshiharu, 16 March 1953 – 23 August 2025) is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known as an association football player and manager.[1]

Horii died on 23 August 2025, at the age of 72.[2]

References

  1. TransferMarkt.co.uk, Yoshiharu Horii; retrieved 2012-9-22.
  2. "ヤンマーで活躍の堀井美晴さんが72歳で死去 通夜にJ1岡山木山監督、C大阪森島会長らが弔問に". Nikkan Sports. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.