Kozo Arai

Kozo Arai
荒井公三
Personal information
Full name	Kozo Arai
Date of birth	October 24, 1950 (age 73)
Place of birth	Etajima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1978	Furukawa Electric
Total
International career
1970–1977	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kozo Arai (荒井公三, Arai Kōzō, born October 24, 1950) is a former Japanese footballer. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Arai was born in Etajima on October 24, 1950. After graduating from high school, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1969. In 1976, the club won Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1977 JSL Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 124 games and scored 17 goals in the league. He was elected Best Eleven 4 times (1971, 1973, 1974 and 1976).

National team career

In December 1970, Arai was elected Japan national team for 1970 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 10, he debuted against Malaysia. He also played at 1974 Asian Games, 1972 Summer Olympics qualification, 1974 World Cup qualification and 1976 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 47 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1977.^[1]

Club statistics

^[2]

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1969	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	6	0
1970			14	0
1971			13	3
1972			12	6
1973			17	2
1974			18	2
1975			18	2
1976			18	1
1977			8	1
1978			0	0
Country	Japan		124	17
Total			124	17