Kazuo Ozaki

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Kazuo Ozaki
Personal information
Full nameKazuo Ozaki
Date of birth (1960-03-07) March 7, 1960 (age 64)
Place of birthTokyo, Japan
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1975–1977Nihon University High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1978–1983Mitsubishi Motors63(18)
1983–1988Arminia Bielefeld113(18)
1988–1989St. Pauli6(0)
1989–1990Düsseldorf
1990–1992Urawa Reds15(2)
1993–1994Verdy Kawasaki2(0)
Total199+(38+)
National team
1979Japan U-203(0)
1981–1983Japan17(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Ozaki was born in Tokyo Metropolis on March 7, 1960. After graduating from Nihon University High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1978. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He was also selected "Japanese Footballer of the Year awards" in 1982.

In July 1983, Ozaki moved to Germany and joined Arminia Bielefeld. He was the second Japanese to play in the Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera. In 1985, Arminia Bielefeld was relegated to 2. Bundesliga. From 1988, he played at St. Pauli (1988–89) and Düsseldorf (1989–90).

In 1990, Ozaki returned to Japan and joined Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds). He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1993. He retired in 1994.

In August 1979, Ozaki was selected the Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. He played in 3 matches as captain. On February 8, 1981, he debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia. He played at 1982 Asian Games. He played 17 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1983. After he moved to Germany in 1983, he was not selected Japan.

Statistics

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Club performance League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J. League CupTotal
1978 Mitsubishi Motors JSL Division 1
1979
1980
1981 10 5 10 5
1982 18 8 2 2 2 3 22 13
1983 10 4 0 0 0 0 10 4
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere LigapokalTotal
1983/84 Arminia Bielefeld Bundesliga 33 5 2 1 - 35 6
1984/85 23 4 1 1 - 24 5
1985/86 2. Bundesliga 28 3 1 0 - 29 3
1986/87 13 3 1 0 - 14 3
1987/88 16 3 1 0 - 17 3
1988/89 St. Pauli Bundesliga 6 0 0 0 - 6 0
1989/90 Düsseldorf
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J. League CupTotal
1990/91 Mitsubishi Motors JSL Division 1 6 1 2 3 0 0 8 4
1991/92 9 1 1 0 10 1
1992 Urawa Reds J1 League - 2 0 4 1 6 1
1993 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1994 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Country Japan 80 20 6 5 7 4 93 29
Germany 119 18 6 2 - 125 20
Total 199 38 12 7 7 4 218 49

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1981 9 2
1982 7 1
1983 1 0
Total 17 3

References

  1. Kazuo Ozaki at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Kazuo Ozaki at J.League (in Japanese)
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

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