Masashi Watanabe

Masashi Watanabe
Personal information
Full name Masashi Watanabe
Date of birth (1936-01-11)January 11, 1936
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death December 7, 1995(1995-12-07) (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

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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
YearAppsGoals
195821
195984
196010
196161
196230
196353
196410
196530
196621
196731
196820
196931
Total3912

Awards and Honors

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

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