Masashi Watanabe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masashi Watanabe | ||
| Date of birth | January 11, 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Japan | ||
| Date of death | December 7, 1995 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Rikkyo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1958 | Yawata Steel | ||
| 1962–1971 | Nippon Steel | 79 | (19) |
| Total | 79 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1958–1969 | Japan | 39 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1969–1975 | Nippon Steel | ||
| 1980 | Japan | ||
| 1984–1986 | Rikkyo University | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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Masashi Watanabe (渡辺 正 Watanabe Masashi, January 11, 1936 – December 7, 1995[1]) was a Japanese football player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Playing career
Masashi Watanabe played for Nippon Steel (formerly; Yawata Steel) from 1953 to 1958 and from 1962 to 1971.
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
Coaching career
In 1980, Masashi Watanabe became manager for Japan national team.
Death
On December 7, 1995, Masashi Watanabe died in Chiba. (aged 59, Heart failure)
References
External links
- National Football Teams
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Association official site(Japanese)
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