Masao Uchino
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| Full name | Masao Uchino | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 21, 1934 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Odawara High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chuo University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ????–1969 | Furukawa Electric | 47 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 47 | (19) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1962 | Japan | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Furukawa Electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1983 | Furukawa Electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Masao Uchino (内野 正雄, Uchino Masao, April 21, 1934 – April 2013) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.[1]
Club career[edit]
Uchino was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on April 21, 1934.[2] After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He played 47 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He retired in 1969.
National team career[edit]
On January 2, 1955, when Uchino was a Chuo University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Burma. In June 1956, at 1956 Summer Olympics qualification against South Korea, he scored an important first goal. After the qualification, Japan won the qualification to 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne by the drawing of lots. In November, he was selected Japan for 1956 Olympics.[3] He also played at 1958 and 1962 Asian Games. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1962.[4]
Coaching career[edit]
In 1966, when Uchino played for Furukawa Electric, he became a playing manager as Ryuzo Hiraki successor and managed the club in 1 season. In 1979, he became a manager for the club as Mitsuo Kamata successor again. The club won 1982 JSL Cup. End of 1983 season, he resigned.
Club statistics[edit]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1965 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 1 | |
| 1966 | 5 | |||
| 1967 | 7 | |||
| 1968 | 5 | |||
| 1969 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 19 | ||
National team statistics[edit]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1955 | 4 | 1 |
| 1956 | 3 | 1 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 4 | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 18 | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Masao Uchino". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ 小田原高校：9 ソフトテニス全国制覇」 Asahi Shimbun, April 26, 2013
- ^ "Masao Uchino Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
External links[edit]
- Masao Uchino at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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- 1934 births
- 2013 deaths
- Chuo University alumni
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Japanese football managers
- Player-coaches
- Men's association football forwards
- Asian Games competitors for Japan