About Shozo Tsugitani
Lived 1940 – 1978 (aged 37). Shozo Tsugitani was a Japanese association football player.
was a Japanese football player.
Club career Tsugitani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on June 25, 1940. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1963. In 1965,Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1967. He played 40 games and scored 16 goals in the league.
National team career On August 15, 1961, when he was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Indonesia. He played at 1962 Asian Games. In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but he did not compete. He played 12 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1965.
On June 2, 1978, Tsugitani died of cirrhosis in Kobe at the age of 37.
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Who was Shozo Tsugitani?
Japanese association football player (1940–1978)
When was Shozo Tsugitani born?
Shozo Tsugitani was born on 25 June 1940 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
When did Shozo Tsugitani die?
Shozo Tsugitani died on 2 June 1978 in Kobe.
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Shozo Tsugitani was an association football player.
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Shozo Tsugitani was Japanese.
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