Yoshio Kikugawa
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| Full name | Yoshio Kikugawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 12, 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fujieda Higashi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964–1967 | Meiji University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1974 | Mitsubishi Motors | 94 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 94 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Japan | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1994 | Chuo Bohan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Avispa Fukuoka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yoshio Kikugawa (菊川 凱夫, Kikugawa Yoshio, born September 12, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kikugawa was born in Fujieda on September 12, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1968. The club won the league champions in 1969, 1973. The club won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1974. He played 94 games and scored 2 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1969.
National team career
In October 1969, he was selected Japan national team for 1970 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on October 12, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1970 Asian Games. He played 16 games for Japan until 1971.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, in 1982, Kikugawa signed with new club Chuo Bohan (later Avispa Fukuoka) based in his local Fujieda and became a manager. In 1991, he promoted the club to Japan Soccer League Division 2. He resigned in 1994. In 1999, he became a manager as Takaji Mori successor and managed in 1 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1968 | Mitsubishi Motors | JSL Division 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 1969 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 94 | 2 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 12 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Avispa Fukuoka | 1999 | 1999 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 33.33 |
| Total | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 33.33 | ||
Awards
- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1969
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
- Yoshio Kikugawa at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Yoshio Kikugawa manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Meiji University alumni
- Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Japanese football managers
- J1 League managers
- Avispa Fukuoka managers
- Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games
- Association football defenders
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- People from Fujieda, Shizuoka
- Japanese football defender stubs