# Shigeyoshi Mochizuki

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.

## 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

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Total | Total |
| 1996 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 5 |
| 1997 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 28 | 7 |
| 1998 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 4 |
| 1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 8 |
| 2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 2002 | Vissel Kobe | J1 League | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 2003 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2003 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2004 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 200 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 6 | 261 | 27 |

## National team statistics

Japan national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 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