Masao Ono

Masao Ono
Personal information
Full name	Masao Ono
Date of birth	March 2, 1923
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Date of death	February 11, 2001 (aged 77)
Place of death	Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Shonan High School
1940–????	University of Tokyo
Senior career*
Years	Team
	University of Tokyo LB
	Nissan Chemical
National team
1954	Japan
Honours
University of Tokyo LB
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masao Ono (大埜正雄, Ono Masao, March 2, 1923 – February 11, 2001) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Ono was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on March 2, 1923. After graduating from University of Tokyo, he joined Nissan Chemical. He also played for University of Tokyo LB which was consisted of his alma mater University of Tokyo players and graduates. At University of Tokyo LB, he won 1949 Emperor's Cup with Ko Arima and so on.

In March 1954, Ono was selected Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 14, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 3 games for Japan in 1954.

On February 11, 2001, Ono died of ruptured aneurysm of abdomen at the age of 77.

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