Shigeo Sugimoto
Shigeo Sugimoto (杉本 茂雄, Sugimoto Shigeo, December 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Shigeo Sugimoto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 4, 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | April 2, 2002 (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ???? | Kobe Daiichi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ????–1947 | Kwansei Gakuin University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–???? | Hankyu Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kwangaku Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Japan | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Sugimoto was born in Kobe on December 4, 1926.[1] After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Hankyu Railways in 1948. He also played for Kwangaku Club (All Kwangaku) which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. At the club, he won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup.
In March 1951, Sugimoto was selected the Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He played 3 games for Japan until 1954.
On April 2, 2002, Sugimoto died of kidney failure in Nishinomiya at the age of 75.