Akemi Iwata

Japanese association football player

Akemi Iwata (岩田 明美, Iwata Akemi, born January 19, 1954) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Akemi Iwata
Personal information
Full name Akemi Iwata
Date of birth (1954-01-19) January 19, 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Japan
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FC Jinnan
National team
1981 Japan 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography change

Iwata was born on January 19, 1954. In June 1981, when she was 17 years old, she was selected the Japan national team for 1981 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 11, she debuted against Thailand. She played in 2 matches at this championship. In September, she also played against Italy. However Japan was defeated this match by a score of 0–9. This is the biggest defeat in the history of Japan national team. She played 3 games for Japan in 1981.

Statistics change

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1981 3 0
Total 3 0

References change