Shigeo Sugimoto

Shigeo Sugimoto
Personal information
Full name	Shigeo Sugimoto
Date of birth	December 4, 1926
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	April 2, 2002 (aged 75)
Place of death	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
????	Kobe Daiichi High School
????–1947	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–????	Hankyu Railways
	Kwangaku Club
National team
1951–1954	Japan
Honours
All Kwangaku
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shigeo Sugimoto (杉本茂雄, Sugimoto Shigeo, December 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sugimoto was born in Kobe on December 4, 1926.^[1] After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Hankyu Railways in 1948. He also played for Kwangaku Club (All Kwangaku) which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. At the club, he won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup.

In March 1951, Sugimoto was selected the Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He played 3 games for Japan until 1954.

On April 2, 2002, Sugimoto died of kidney failure in Nishinomiya at the age of 75.