Masashi Watanabe
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| Full name | Masashi Watanabe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | December 7, 1995 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Sotoku High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1953 | Hiroshima Motomachi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Rikkyo University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | Yawata Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1971 | Nippon Steel | 79 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 79 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1969 | Japan | 39 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1975 | Nippon Steel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masashi Watanabe (渡辺 正, Watanabe Masashi, January 11, 1936 – December 7, 1995) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.
Club career
Watanabe was born in Hiroshima on January 11, 1936. After graduating from high school, he joined Yawata Steel (later Nippon Steel) in 1954. In 1958, he left Yawata Steel and entered Rikkyo University. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined Yawata Steel again in 1962. In 1965, Yawata Steel joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1971. He played 79 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1968.
National team career
On December 25, 1958, when Watanabe was a
Coaching career
In 1969, when Watanabe played for
On December 7, 1995, Watanabe died of heart failure in Chiba at the age of 59. In 2006, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 |
2 | 1 |
1959 |
8 | 4 |
1960 |
1 | 0 |
1961 |
6 | 1 |
1962 |
3 | 0 |
1963 |
5 | 3 |
1964 |
1 | 0 |
1965 |
3 | 0 |
1966 |
2 | 1 |
1967 |
3 | 1 |
1968 |
2 | 0 |
1969 |
3 | 1 |
| Total | 39 | 12 |
Awards and honors
- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1968
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2006[2]
References
- ^ a b "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
- ^ "WATANABE Masashi". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
External links
- Masashi Watanabe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Masashi Watanabe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
- Masashi Watanabe at Olympics.com
- Masashi Watanabe at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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