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Japanese footballer
Yukio Goto
後藤 靱雄
Personal information
Full name Yukio Goto
Place of birth Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of death 1976
Place of death Japan
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Kwansei Gakuin High School
Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kwangaku Club
International career
1930–1934 Japan 4 (0)
Medal record
Kwangaku Club
Winner Emperor's Cup 1929
Winner Emperor's Cup 1930
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yukio Goto (後藤 靱雄, Goto Yukio, ? – 1976) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Goto was born in Kobe, Japan, to a Belgian father. He played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He won 1929 and 1930 Emperor's Cup at the club.

National team career

In May 1930, when Goto was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo and Japan won the championship. At this competition, on May 25, he debuted against Philippines. In 1934, he was also selected Japan for 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, he played 2 games as Japan team captain. He played 4 games for Japan until 1934.

Goto died in 1976.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1930 2 0
1931 0 0
1932 0 0
1933 0 0
1934 2 0
Total 4 0

References

  1. "Junichiro Tanizaki's Move to Hanshin Area (Part 2) (Japanese: 谷崎潤一郎の阪神間転居(後編))" (PDF). Nishinomiya Rotary Club regular meeting (Japanese: 西宮ロータリークラブ例会). 21 September 1982. p. 24. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  3. Mention of Yukio Goto's death Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)

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