Ken Naganuma

Ken Naganuma

Left (with Dettmar Cramer)
Personal information
Full name Ken Naganuma
Date of birth (1930-09-05)September 5, 1930
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death June 2, 2008(2008-06-02) (aged 77)
Place of death Japan
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1949–1952 Kwansei Gakuin University
1953–1954 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1967 Furukawa Electric 19 (8)
Total 19 (8)
National team
1954–1961 Japan 4 (1)
Teams managed
1958–1961 Furukawa Electric
1962–1969 Japan
1972–1976 Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ken Naganuma (長沼 健, Naganuma Ken, September 5, 1930 – June 2, 2008) was a Japanese football player and manager. From 1994 to 1998, he was the president of the Japan Football Association.

Playing career

Ken Naganuma played for Furukawa Electric.

Club statistics

Club performance League
Season Club League Apps Goals
Japan League
1965Furukawa ElectricJSL Division 16
19662
196700
Country Japan 198
Total 198

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
195421
195500
195600
195700
195810
195900
196000
196110
Total41

International goals

[1]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 March 1954 Meiji Jingu Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  South Korea 1-5 Lost 1954 FIFA World Cup Q.
Correct as of 27 August 2011

Coaching career

Ken Naganuma became manager for Japan national team from 1962 to 1969 and from 1972 to 1976. He led Japan to 1968 Summer Olympics Bronze Medal.

Death

On June 2, 2008, Ken Naganuma died. (aged 77, Pneumonia)

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
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