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Saburō Kawabuchi
Japanese footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saburo Kawabuchi (川淵 三郎, Kawabuchi Saburō, born December 3, 1936) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. He is the founder and honorary chairman of the J.League. Between 2002 and 2008, he served as president of the Japan Football Association.
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Full name | Saburo Kawabuchi | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1936-12-03) December 3, 1936 (age 87) | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Takaishi, Osaka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1952–1954 | Mikunigaoka High School | |||||||||||||||||||
1957–1960 | Waseda University | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
1961–1970 | Furukawa Electric | 68 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 68 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1958–1965 | Japan | 26 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1973–1975 | Furukawa Electric | |||||||||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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