Taro Kagawa

Taro Kagawa
賀川太郎
Personal information
Full name	Taro Kagawa
Date of birth	August 9, 1922
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	March 6, 1990 (aged 67)
Place of death	Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Kobe University of Economics
Senior career*
Years	Team
1948–????	Tanabe Pharmaceutical
	Osaka SC
International career
1951–1954	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Taro Kagawa (賀川太郎, Kagawa Taro, August 9, 1922 – March 6, 1990) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. His brother Hiroshi Kagawa is also former footballer and journalist.

Club career

Kagawa was born in Kobe on August 9, 1922. After graduating from Kobe University of Economics, he joined Tanabe Pharmaceutical in 1948. He also played for Osaka SC. At Osaka SC, he won the 2nd place at Emperor's Cup 3 times (1951, 1952 and 1953).

National team career

In March 1951, Kagawa was elected 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. He played 5 games for Japan until 1954.^[1]

Kagawa died on March 6, 1990 at the age of 67. In 2006, he was elected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1951	2	0
1952	0	0
1953	0	0
1954	3	0
Total	5	0

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Taro Kagawa at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association

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