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| Full name | Hirokazu Ninomiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1917-11-22)22 November 1917 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hyogo, Empire of Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 7 March 2000(2000-03-07) (aged 82) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Minato, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kobe Daiichi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1935–1941 | Keio University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keio BRB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1954 | Japan | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Hirokazu Ninomiya (二宮 洋一, Ninomiya Hirokazu, 22 November 1917 – 7 March 2000) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.
Club career
Ninomiya was born in Hyogo Prefecture on 22 November 1917. He played for Keio BRB was consisted of his alma mater Keio University players and graduates. He won Emperor's Cup 7 times (1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1951, 1952 and 1954).
National team career
On 16 June 1940, when Ninomiya was a Keio University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match. This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's International A Match due to World War II.
After World War II, Japan national team was resumed activities in 1951. Ninomiya played as playing manager at 1951 Asian Games. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1954.
Coaching career
After World War II, in 1951, player Ninomiya named manager for Japan national team for 1951 Asian Games and he managed 3 matches as playing manager. After 1951 Asian Games, he resigned.
On 7 March 2000, Ninomiya died of pneumonia in Tokyo at the age of 82. In 2006, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1940 | 1 | 0 |
| 1941 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | 0 | 0 |
| 1943 | 0 | 0 |
| 1944 | 0 | 0 |
| 1945 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | 2 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
Honours
Japan
- Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951
Individual
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2006
References
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- "NINOMIYA Hirokazu". Japan Football Association. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
External links
- Hirokazu Ninomiya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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