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Japanese association football player (1940–1978)

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Shozo Tsugitani (1940–1978) was a Japanese association football player who played as a midfielder. Born in Hyōgo Prefecture, he represented the Japan men's national football team and was a member of the Urawa Red Diamonds. His professional career began in 1963. Tsugitani was educated at Kwansei Gakuin University and competed for Japan in the 1962 Asian Games and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

He stood 167 centimeters tall and was a citizen of Japan, holding citizenship in both the modern state and the Empire of Japan. Tsugitani died on June 2, 1978, in Kobe from liver cirrhosis.

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Key facts

Full name
Shozo Tsugitani
Date of birth
( 1940-06-25 ) June 25, 1940
Place of birth
Hyogo , Empire of Japan
Date of death
June 2, 1978 (1978-06-02) (aged 37)
Place of death
Kobe , Hyogo , Japan
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Position
Midfielder
1956 1958
Kwansei Gakuin High School
1959 1962
Kwansei Gakuin University
Years
Team
1963 1967
Mitsubishi Motors
1961 1965
Japan

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Hyōgo Prefecture
Place of death
Kobe
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Participant in
1964 Summer Olympics
Member of team
Urawa Red Diamonds
Position played
midfielder
Country for sport
Japan
Height
167
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date of birth
1940-06-25
name in kana
ツギタニ ショウゾウ
date of death
1978-06-02
name in native language
継谷昌三
cause of death
liver cirrhosis
start of work period
1963-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview

* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shozo Tsugitani (継谷 昌三, Tsugitani Shōzō; June 25, 1940 – June 2, 1978) was a Japanese football player.

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