Etsuko Handa

Etsuko Handa
半田悦子
Personal information
Full name	Etsuko Handa
Date of birth	May 10, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Shimizudaihachi SC
1989–1996	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Total
International career
1981–1996	Japan
Medal record
Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Etsuko Handa (半田悦子, Handa Etsuko, born May 10, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team, and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Handa was born in Shizuoka on May 10, 1965. She played for her local club Shimizudaihachi SC and Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies (formerly Shimizu FC Ladies). In 1989, at Shimizu FC Ladies, the club won championship in L.League first season. And she was named first MVP awards in the league. In 1993 season, she scored 14 goals and she became top scorer. She was selected Best Eleven 4 times (1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994).

In June 1981, when Handa was 16 years old, she selected Japan national team for 1981 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 7, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. This match is Japan team first match in International A Match. On June 13, she scored a goal against Indonesia. This goal is Japan national team first goal in International A Match. And Japan won the match (1-0). This is Japan national team first victory. She also played at 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 AFC Championship, 1990, 1994 Asian Games. She was a member of Japan for 1991, 1995 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 75 games and scored 19 goals for Japan until 1996.^[1]

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