| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Michihiro Ozawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1932-12-25)December 25, 1932 (age 92) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Utsunomiya,Tochigi,Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Utsunomiya High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1954 | Tokyo University of Education | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1967 | Toyo Industries | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1964 | Japan | 36 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michihiro Ozawa (小沢 通宏,Ozawa Michihiro; born December 25, 1932) is a formerJapanesefootball player. He played forJapan national team.[1]
Ozawa was born inUtsunomiya on December 25, 1932. After graduating fromTokyo University of Education, he joinedToyo Industries in 1955. In 1962, he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new leagueJapan Soccer League. He retired in 1967. He played 42 games and the club also won the championship for 3 years in a row (1965-1967) in the league.
In June 1956, he was selectedJapan national team for1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted againstSouth Korea. In November, he played at1956 Summer Olympics inMelbourne.[2] He also played at1958 and1962 Asian Games. In 1964, when he was 31 years old, he was the captain of Japan national team, but he was not selected as a member for1964 Summer Olympics inTokyo for generational change.[3] He played 36 games for Japan until 1964.[4]
In 2014, Ozawa was selectedJapan Football Hall of Fame.
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1956 | 3 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 4 | 0 |
| 1959 | 9 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 6 | 0 |
| 1962 | 7 | 0 |
| 1963 | 5 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 0 |
