| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazu Naoki | ||
| Date of birth | (1918-03-23)March 23, 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | 1940s | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kobe Daiichi High School | |||
| Tokyo Imperial University | |||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
Kazu Naoki (直木 和, Naoki Kazu, March 23, 1918 – 1940s) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
National team career
Naoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a Tokyo Imperial 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. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1940 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第四号) (p.46) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第五号) (p.166) Archived 2018-05-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
External links
- Kazu Naoki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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