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| Full name | Michihiro Ozawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 25, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Utsunomiya High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Tokyo University of Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1967 | Toyo Industries | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | Japan | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michihiro Ozawa (小沢 通宏, Ozawa Michihiro, born December 25, 1932) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. [1]
Club career
Ozawa was born in Utsunomiya on December 25, 1932. After graduating from Tokyo University of Education, he joined Toyo Industries in 1955. In 1962, he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1967. He played 42 games and the club also won the championship for 3 years in a row ( 1965- 1967) in the league.
National team career
In June 1956, he was selected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted against South Korea. In November, he played at 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. [2] He also played at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. In 1964, when he was 31 years old, he was the captain of Japan national team, but he was not selected as a member for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for generational change. [3] He played 36 games for Japan until 1964. [4]
In 2014, Ozawa was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | 9 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 6 | 0 |
| 1962 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | 5 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 |
Honours
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2014 [5]
References
- ^ "Michihiro Ozawa". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Michihiro Ozawa Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ vivasoccer.net(in Japanese)
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "OZAWA Michihiro". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
External links
- Michihiro Ozawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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- 1932 births
- Living people
- University of Tsukuba alumni
- Association football people from Tochigi Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Men's association football midfielders
- Asian Games competitors for Japan