Masanori Tokita
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| Full name | Masanori Tokita | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | June 24, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | March 5, 2004 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1938–1943 | Kobe Daiichi High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944–1949 | Kwansei Gakuin University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1959 | Tanabe Pharmaceutical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1951–1959 | Japan | 12 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Masanori Tokita (鴇田 正憲, Tokita Masanori, June 24, 1925 – March 5, 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Tokita was born in Kobe on June 24, 1925. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Tanabe Pharmaceutical in 1950. He retired in 1959. He also played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He won Emperor's Cup 4 times as member of Kwangaku Club.
National team career
In March 1951, Tokita was selected Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. In November 1956, he was selected Japan for 1956 Summer Olympics and he played as captain. He played 12 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1959.[1]
On March 5, 2004, Tokita died of esophageal cancer in Hyogo Prefecture at the age of 78. In 2006, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1951 | 3 | 1 |
| 1952 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 3 | 1 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 2 |
References
External links
- Masanori Tokita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Masanori Tokita at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
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