Atsuyoshi Furuta

Atsuyoshi Furuta (古田 篤良, Furuta Atsuyoshi, born October 27, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Atsuyoshi Furuta

Personal information
Full name	Atsuyoshi Furuta
Date of birth	(1952-10-27) October 27, 1952
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1968–1970	Hiroshima University High School
1971–1974	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1984	Mazda
National team
1971–1978	Japan	32	(0)
Honours Mazda Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1978
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Furuta was born in Hiroshima on October 27, 1952. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries (later Mazda) in 1975. The club won second place at 1978 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1984.

On August 13, 1971, when Furuta was a Waseda University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Iceland. It was the youngest player to play for Japan national team at the age of 18 years and 29 days until Daisuke Ichikawa made new record in 1998. He played at 1974 and 1978 Asian Games. He played 32 games for Japan until 1978.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1971	1	0
1972	4	0
1973	3	0
1974	5	0
1975	11	0
1976	2	0
1977	0	0
1978	6	0
Total	32	0

Other websites

• Atsuyoshi Furuta at National-Football-Teams.com