Arawa Kimura

Arawa Kimura
Personal information
Full name	Arawa Kimura
Date of birth	July 8, 1931
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death	February 21, 2007 (aged 75)
Place of death	Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Hiroshima Normal School
	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kwangaku Club
	Chudai Club
National team
1954–1955	Japan
Honours
All Kwangaku
Chudai Club
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arawa Kimura (木村現, Kimura Arawa, July 8, 1931 – February 21, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Kimura was born in Hiroshima on July 8, 1931. He played for Kwangaku Club (All Kwangaku) which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He also played for Chudai Club which was consisted of Chuo University players and graduates. He won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup as a member of All Kwangaku and 1957 Emperor's Cup at Chudai Club.

In March 1954, Kimura was selected the Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 7, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1955.

On February 21, 2007, Kimura died in Ebina at the age of 75.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1954	2	0
1955	4	1
Total	6	1

References

↑ Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

Arawa Kimura at National-Football-Teams.com

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[1] Japan National Football Team Database

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