Rie Yamaki

Rie Yamaki
山木里恵
Personal information
Full name	Rie Yamaki
Date of birth	2 October 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth	Chiba, Japan
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1993	Nissan FC
1994–1998	Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
1999–2002	Frankfurt
2003–2004	Ohara Gakuen JaSRA
Total
International career
1993–1999	Japan
Medal record
Nikko Securities Dream Ladies
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rie Yamaki (山木里恵, Yamaki Rie, born 2 October 1975) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yamaki was born in Chiba Prefecture on 2 October 1975. She joined for Nissan FC in 1989. In 1989 season, she was selected Young players awards. However, the club was disbanded in 1993. In 1994, she moved to Nikko Securities Dream Ladies. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (1996-1998). She was also selected MVP awards in 1997 season. However, the club was disbanded in 1998 due to financial strain. She moved to German Bundesliga club Frankfurt. In 2003, she returned to Japan and joined Ohara Gakuen JaSRA. She retired end of 2004 season. She was also selected Best Eleven for 5 years in a row (1993-1997).

National team career

In December 1993, when Yamaki was 18 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1993 AFC Championship. At this competition, on 4 December, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. She also played at 1994, 1998 Asian Games, 1995 and 1997 AFC Championship. She was a member of Japan for 1995, 1999 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 50 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1999.^[1] She was also the captain.