Yoshikiyo Kuboyama

Kuboyama was born in Yaizu on July 21, 1976. After graduating from Shizuoka Gakuen High School, he joined the Yokohama Flügels in 1995. Although he debuted during his first season, he could hardly play in the match until 1997. In late 1998, he became a regular player as forward and the club won the Emperor's Cup. At the final, he scored a goal against Shimizu S-Pulse. However the club was disbanded at the end of the 1998 season due to financial strain, and he moved to his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1999. He played as a regular player for a long time. In 1999 season, he scored 12 goals and the club won second place in the J1 League. The club won the 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the 2001 Emperor's Cup. However he could not play at all in the match due to an injury in 2007 and he retired at the end of the 2007 season.

After retirement, Kuboyama started his coaching career at Shimizu S-Pulse in 2008. He served as manager for the youth team until 2015. In 2016, he became a coach for top team.