Masanobu Izumi

Masanobu Izumi
泉政伸
Personal information
Full name	Masanobu Izumi
Date of birth	April 8, 1944 (age 77)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1960–1962
1963–1966	Meiji University
Senior career*
National team
Teams managed
1987–1988	Toyota Motors
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masanobu Izumi (泉政伸, Izumi Masanobu, born April 8, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Izumi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on April 8, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Japanese Regional Leagues club Toyota Motors in 1967. The club was promoted to Japan Soccer League Division 1 in 1972 and Division 2 in 1973. He retired in 1976.

National team career[]

On March 25, 1965, when Izumi was a Meiji University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Singapore and Japan won the match.^[1] However, after graduating from university, he was not selected for Japan because he had joined a club that did not play in the Japan Soccer League.

Coaching career[]

After retirement, Izumi became a manager for Toyota Motors. He managed one season, but the club finished on last place and was relegated to Division 2.

National team statistics[]

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1965	1	0
Total	1	0

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links[]

Masanobu Izumi at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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