Kiyoshi Tomizawa

Japanese association football player

Kiyoshi Tomizawa (富沢 清司, Tomizawa Kiyoshi, born December 3, 1943) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Kiyoshi Tomizawa
Personal information
Full name Kiyoshi Tomizawa
Date of birth (1943-12-03) December 3, 1943 (age 80)
Place of birth Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
????–1976 Nippon Steel 164 (22)
Total 164 (22)
National team
1965–1971 Japan 9 (2)
Honours
Nippon Steel
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1965
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1966
Winner Emperor's Cup 1964
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1965
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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Tomizawa was born in Fujieda on December 3, 1943. After graduating from Fujieda Higashi High School, he joined Yawata Steel (later Nippon Steel). In 1965, Yawata Steel joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1976, having played 164 games and scored 22 goals in the league.

In October 1964, Tomizawa was selected the Japan national team for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. However, he did not play in the match. On March 14, 1965, he debuted for Japan against Hong Kong. In 1968, he was selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played against Hungary in semifinal and Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1970 Asian Games. At 1972 Summer Olympics qualification in 1971, Japan's failure to qualify for 1972 Summer Olympics. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 9 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1965.

Statistics

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1965 2 0
1966 0 0
1967 1 0
1968 1 0
1969 0 0
1970 2 0
1971 3 2
Total 9 2

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