Kazu Naoki (直木 和, Naoki Kazu, March 23, 1918 – 1940s) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kazu Naoki | ||
| Date of birth | March 23, 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | 1940s | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kobe Daiichi High School | |||
| Tokyo Imperial University | |||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
National team career
editNaoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match.[1] This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's International A Match due to World War II. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.[2][3]
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1940 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第四号) (p.46) Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第五号) (p.166) Archived 2018-05-21 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Kazu Naoki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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