Yukio Goto

Yukio Goto
後藤靱雄
Personal information
Full name	Yukio Goto
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	1976
Place of death	Japan
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Kwansei Gakuin High School
	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kwangaku Club
International career
1930–1934	Japan
Medal record
Kwangaku Club
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yukio Goto (後藤靱雄, Goto Yukio, ? – 1976) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Goto was born in Kobe. He played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He won 1929 and 1930 Emperor's Cup at the club.

In May 1930, when Goto was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo and Japan won the championship. At this competition, on May 25, he debuted against Philippines. In 1934, he was also selected Japan for 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, he played 2 games as Japan team captain. He played 4 games for Japan until 1934.^[1]

Goto died in 1976.^[2]

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