Kiyoshi Tomizawa

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Kiyoshi Tomizawa
Personal information
Full nameKiyoshi Tomizawa
Date of birth (1943-12-03) December 3, 1943 (age 81)
Place of birthFujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Fujieda Higashi High School
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
????–1976Nippon Steel164(22)
Total164(22)
National team
1965–1971Japan9(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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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