Shigemitsu Sudo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shigemitsu Sudo | ||
| Date of birth | April 2, 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Mikasa, Hokkaido, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | |||
| 1975–1978 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1987 | Hitachi | 117 | (0) |
| Total | 117 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1981 | Japan | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018– | Verspah Oita | ||
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Honours | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Shigemitsu Sudo (須藤 茂光, Sudo Shigemitsu, born April 2, 1956) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career[]
Sudo was born in Mikasa on April 2, 1956. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Hitachi in 1979. The club won the 2nd place in 1980 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1987. He played 117 games in the league.
National team career[]
On August 23, 1979, Sudo debuted for Japan national team against North Korea. In 1980, he played at 1980 Summer Olympics qualification and 1982 World Cup qualification. He played 13 games for Japan until 1981.[1]
Coaching career[]
After retirement, Sudo mainly coached his alma mater Chuo University and some youth teams. In 2018, he signed with Japan Football League club Verspah Oita and became a manager.
Club statistics[]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1979 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1985/86 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 117 | 0 | ||
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 0 |
References[]
External links[]
- Shigemitsu Sudo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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- Chuo University alumni
- Association football people from Hokkaido
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