Shigeo Sugimoto

Shigeo Sugimoto
杉本茂雄
Personal information
Full name	Shigeo Sugimoto
Date of birth	December 4, 1926
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japanese Empire
Date of death	April 2, 2002 (aged 75)
Place of death	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
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????–1947	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
National team
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shigeo Sugimoto (杉本茂雄, Sugimoto Shigeo, December 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Sugimoto was born in Kobe on December 4, 1926.^[1] After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined in 1948. He also played for was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. At the club, he won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup.

National team career[]

In March 1951, Sugimoto was selected Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He played 3 games for Japan until 1954.^[2]

On April 2, 2002, Sugimoto died of kidney failure in Nishinomiya at the age of 75.

National team statistics[]

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1951	2	0
1952	0	0
1953	0	0
1954	1	0
Total	3	0

References[]

^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links[]

Shigeo Sugimoto at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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[1] Japan Football Association(in Japanese)

[JNFTD-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

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