| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hiroshi Ninomiya | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1937-02-13) February 13, 1937 (age 87) | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Empire of Japan | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1952–1954 | Keio High School | |||||||||||||
| 1955–1958 | Keio University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1959–1968 | Mitsubishi Motors | 45 | (8) | |||||||||||
| Total | 45 | (8) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Japan | 12 | (9) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1975 | Mitsubishi Motors | |||||||||||||
| 1976–1978 | Japan | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Hiroshi Ninomiya (二宮 寛, Ninomiya Hiroshi, born February 13, 1937) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.
Club career
Ninomiya was born in Tokyo on February 13, 1937. After graduating from Keio University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1959. In 1965, Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1968. He played 45 games and scored 8 goals in the league.
National team career
On December 25, 1958, when Ninomiya was a Keio University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. In 1959, he played 9 games and scored 9 goals as a regular player. He played 12 games and scored 9 goals for Japan until 1961.
Coaching career
In 1967, Ninomiya played for Mitsubishi Motors, he became a playing manager as Tomohiko Ikoma successor and managed until 1975. In 9 seasons, the club won the champions 2 times (1969 and 1973) and 2nd place 4 times. The club also 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. After Japan national team failed to qualify for 1976 Summer Olympics in April 1976, Ninomiya became a manager for Japan national team as Ken Naganuma's successor. Ninomiya managed at 1978 World Cup qualification and 1978 Asian Games. He resigned after 1978 Asian Games.
In 2015, Ninomiya was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1959 | 9 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 9 |
Honours
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2015
References
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- "NINOMIYA Hiroshi". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
External links
- Hiroshi Ninomiya at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
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