Shigemitsu Sudo

Shigemitsu Sudo
Personal information
Full name	Shigemitsu Sudo
Date of birth	April 2, 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth	Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1972–1974	Odawara Johoku Technical High School
1975–1978	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1979–1987	Hitachi
Total
National team
1979–1981	Japan
Honours
Hitachi
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shigemitsu Sudo (須藤茂光, Sudo Shigemitsu, born April 2, 1956) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

BiographyEdit

Sudo was born in Mikasa on April 2, 1956. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Hitachi in 1979. The club won the 2nd place in 1980 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1987. He played 117 games in the league.

On August 23, 1979, Sudo debuted for the Japan national team against North Korea. In 1980, he played at 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. He played 13 games for Japan until 1981.