Tsukasa Hosaka
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| Full name | Tsukasa Hosaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth |
Kofu, Yamanashi, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | January 21, 2018 (aged 80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1954 | Kofu Daiichi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | Meiji University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1968 | Furukawa Electric | 47 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 47 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1964 | Japan | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1977 | Kofu SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa, March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Hosaka was born in
Kofu on March 3, 1937. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1959. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League
. He retired in 1968. He played 47 games in the league.
National team career
In November 1960, he was selected by the
Summer Olympics in Tokyo. However, he did not compete, because he fractured his hand just before the Olympics. Instead, he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Kenzo Yokoyama. He played 19 games for Japan until 1964.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, Hosaka became a manager for his local club Kofu SC in 1973. He managed until 1977.
On January 21, 2018, Hosaka died of
Kofu at the age of 80.[2]
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
1960 |
1 | 0 |
1961 |
6 | 0 |
1962 |
6 | 0 |
1963 |
5 | 0 |
1964 |
1 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "元サッカー日本代表の保坂司氏が死去 ８０歳" [Former Japanese national football player Takeshi Hosaka died, 80-years-old]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
- Tsukasa Hosaka – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tsukasa Hosaka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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