Michihiro Ozawa
Michihiro Ozawa (小沢 通宏, Ozawa Michihiro, born December 25, 1932) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Michihiro Ozawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 25, 1932 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya, Tochigi, 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956–1964 | Japan | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
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.
In June 1956, he was selected the 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. 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.[1] He played 36 games for Japan until 1964.[2]
In 2014, Ozawa was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| 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 |
References
- vivasoccer.net(in Japanese)
- [ Japan National Football Team Database]
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Michihiro Ozawa at Olympedia
- Michihiro Ozawa at National Football Teams.com
- Michihiro Ozawa at WorldFootball.net
- Michihiro Ozawa at Transfermarkt (player)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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