Tsukasa Hosaka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tsukasa Hosaka | ||
Date of birth | March 3, 1937 | ||
Place of birth | Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan | ||
Date of death | January 21, 2018 | (aged 80)||
Place of death | Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1955–1958 | Meiji University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1968 | Furukawa Electric | 47 | (0) |
Total | 47 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1960–1964 | Japan | 19 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1973–1977 | Kofu SC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa, March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Hosaka was born in Kofu on March 3, 1937. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1959. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1968. He played 47 games in the league.
National team career
In November 1960, he was elected Japan national team for 1962 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on November 6, he debuted against South Korea. In 1962, he also played at 1962 Asian Games. He was a regular goalkeeper in the early 1960s. In 1964, he was elected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. However, he did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Kenzo Yokoyama because Hosaka fractured his hand just before Olympics. He played 19 games for Japan until 1964.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, Hosaka became a manager for his local club Kofu SC in 1973. He managed until 1977.
On January 21, 2018, Hosaka died of pneumonia in Kofu at the age of 80.[2]
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1960 | 1 | 0 |
1961 | 6 | 0 |
1962 | 6 | 0 |
1963 | 5 | 0 |
1964 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 19 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "元サッカー日本代表の保坂司氏が死去 80歳" [Former Japanese national football player Takeshi Hosaka died, 80-years-old]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
External links
- Tsukasa Hosaka – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tsukasa Hosaka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- 1937 births
- 2018 deaths
- Meiji University alumni
- Association football people from Yamanashi Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Japanese football managers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Japanese football goalkeeper stubs