Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Takahiro Yamanishi ( å è å è # Yamanishi Takahiro , born 2 April 1976 in Shizuoka , Shizuoka Prefecture ) is a Japanese former football defender .
Simplified: Takahiro Yamanishi ( born 2 April 1976 ) is a former Japanese football player .