Shozo Tsugitani

was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Shozo Tsugitani

Personal information
Full name	Shozo Tsugitani
Date of birth	(1940-06-25)June 25, 1940
Place of birth	Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	June 2, 1978(1978-06-02) (aged 37)
Place of death	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1956–1958	Kwansei Gakuin High School
1959–1962	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1967	Mitsubishi Motors	40	(16)
Total		40	(16)
National team
1961–1965	Japan	12	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Tsugitani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on June 25, 1940. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1963. In 1965,Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1967. He played 40 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

On August 15, 1961, when Tsugitani was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Indonesia. He played at 1962 Asian Games. In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but he did not play in the match. He played 12 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1965.

On June 2, 1978, Tsugitani died of cirrhosis in Kobe at the age of 37.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1961	2	0
1962	2	0
1963	5	4
1964	1	0
1965	2	0
Total	12	4