Saburō Kawabuchi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Saburō Kawabuchi | ||
Date of birth | December 3, 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Takaishi, Osaka, Japan | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1957–1960 | Waseda University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1961–1970 | Furukawa Electric | 68 | (10) |
National team | |||
1958–1965 | Japan | 26 | (8) |
Teams managed | |||
1973–1975 | Furukawa Electric | ||
1980-1981 | Japan | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Saburō Kawabuchi (川淵三郎, born 3 December 1936 in Osaka city, Osaka, Japan) is a former Japanese football player and Head coach for Japan national football team. He is the founder of the Japan Professional Soccer League. Now, he is the honorable chairman of the league. He is ex-president of the Japan Football Association between 2002 and 2008.
Early life
He was born in Osaka city, Osaka. At first, when he was in Takaishi elementary school and Takaishi Junior high school, he played baseball. He was on to Mikunigaoka High School, Osaka and became a member of football team at the high school. He graduated from Mikunigaoka High School, Osaka in 1955. He went on to Waseda University School of commerce in 1957. He played for Waseda University football team. He earned Bachelor of arts degree in commerce from Waseda University.
Career
Kawabuchi played for Furukawa Electric football team, forerunner to JEF United Ichihara Chiba, in the early days of the Japan Soccer League. In the initial league season, he was the first player to score a hat-trick, against Nagoya Bank.[1] He became a player for Japan national football team. He joined the 1964 Summer Olympis in Tokyo. He retired as a player in 1970, he used to work for Furukawa Electric Corpolation. In 1980, he became Head coach for Japan national football team for short time.
In 1993, he established Japan professional soccer league and became the first chairman of the league. He was in the office between 1993 and 2002. He was the president of the Japan Football Association between 2002 and 2008.
He was selected for a member of Japan Football Hall of fame by Japan Football Association in 2005.
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1965 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 3 |
1966 | 14 | 4 | ||
1967 | 14 | 1 | ||
1968 | 14 | 1 | ||
1969 | 12 | 1 | ||
1970 | 0 | 0 | ||
Country | Japan | 68 | 10 | |
Total | 68 | 10 |
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 | 2 | 2 |
1959 | 9 | 3 |
1960 | 1 | 0 |
1961 | 6 | 1 |
1962 | 6 | 2 |
1963 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 26 | 8 |
Awards
- Japan Soccer League Silver Ball (Assist Leader): 1966
Books
- J's career – With Japan football, Nihon Keizai Shimbun Shuppan, 2009
Family
- Wife: Yasuko
- Daughters: Junko and Hideko
References
External links
- Japan Fotball Association - http://www.jfa.or.jp/
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