Atsuyoshi Furuta
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Full name | Atsuyoshi Furuta | |||||||||
Date of birth | October 27, 1952 | |||||||||
Place of birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | |||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | |||||||||
Playing position | Defender | |||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||
1968–1970 | Hiroshima University High School | |||||||||
1971–1974 | Waseda University | |||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
1975–1984 | Mazda | |||||||||
National team | ||||||||||
1971–1978 | Japan | 32 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Atsuyoshi Furuta (古田 篤良 Furuta Atsuyoshi, born October 27, 1952) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
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Club career
Furuta was born in Hiroshima on October 27, 1952. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries (later Mazda) in 1975. The club won the 2nd place at 1978 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1984.
National team career
On August 13, 1971, when Furuta was a Waseda University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Iceland. It was the youngest player to play for Japan national team at the age of 18 years and 29 days until Daisuke Ichikawa made new record in 1998. He played at 1974 and 1978 Asian Games. He played 32 games for Japan until 1978.[1]
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1971 | 1 | 0 |
1972 | 4 | 0 |
1973 | 3 | 0 |
1974 | 5 | 0 |
1975 | 11 | 0 |
1976 | 2 | 0 |
1977 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | 6 | 0 |
Total | 32 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 2018-08-26. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
External links
- Atsuyoshi Furuta at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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