Michihiro Ozawa

Michihiro Ozawa (小沢 通宏, Ozawa Michihiro, born December 25, 1932) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Michihiro Ozawa
小沢 通宏
Personal information
Full name Michihiro Ozawa
Date of birth (1932-12-25) December 25, 1932
Place of birth Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1956–1964 Japan 36 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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.

National team career

In June 1956, he was selected 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.[1] 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.[2] He played 36 games for Japan until 1964.[3]

In 2014, Ozawa was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

National team statistics

[3]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
195630
195700
195840
195990
196010
196160
196270
196350
196410
Total360
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References
  1. "Michihiro Ozawa Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
  2. vivasoccer.net(in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database
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