Elenco do Japão nos Jogos Olimpicos de 1968

Ken Naganuma (left) e Shunichiro Okano nos Jogos Olimpicos de 1968 Credito da Imagem: www.wikipedia.org/Shunichiro-Okano

The 19th Olympic Games Mexico City (1968) Japan National Team were the representative side from the country that earned a bronze medal at the Olympic Games (Football). The team won their first match against Nigeria to start off the group stage, followed by two draws against Brazil and Spain to advance to the knockout stage. The team went onto win their quarterfinal match against France before losing in the semi-finals to Hungary, who later won the gold medal. In the third-place match held on 24 October, the Japanese side faced the host nation, Mexico. With KAMAMOTO Kunishige and SUGIYAMA Ryuichi combining well with each other, Japan successfully scored two goals, before their goalkeeper YOKOYAMA Kenzo made a superb effort to stop the opponent’s penalty kick, as the solid defence line kept a clean sheet. With the win, the Japan National Team finished in third place to earn the first ever medal in football for an Asian country at the Olympic Games. After scoring seven goals during the competition, Kamamoto was awarded with the top scorer award, while the team was awarded with the Fair-Play Award from both the UNESCO and FIFA. (Fonte: www.jfa.jp)

Lista dos Convocados
|• Data da Convocação: 1968 |• Número de Atletas Convocados: 18 (Dezoito) |• Competição: Jogos Olímpicos de 1968, na Cidade do México |• Adversários: Nigéria, Brasil e Espanha (Na 1ª Fase) |• Data dos Jogos: 14, 16 e 18 de Outubro de 1968 |• Local: Estadio Cuauhtémoc, em Puebla

→→Goleiros
01	Kenzo Yokoyama	Kenzo Yokoyama	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries F.C.	6	8	❋	❋
18	Masahiro Hamazaki	Masahiro Hamazaki	Yawata Steel Football Club	❋	❋	❋	❋
→→Defensores
02	Hiroshi Katayama	Hiroshi Katayama	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	6	❋	❋	❋
03	Masakatsu Miyamoto	Masakatsu Miyamoto	Furukawa Electric Football Club	5	❋	❋	❋
04	Yoshitada Yamaguchi	Yoshitada Yamaguchi	Hitachi, Ltd. Football Club	5	❋	❋	❋
05	Mitsuo Kamata	Mitsuo Kamata	Furukawa Electric Football Club	6	❋	❋	❋
08	Takaji Mori	Takaji Mori	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries F.C.	5	❋	❋	❋
→→Meio-Campista
06	Ryozo Suzuki	Ryozo Suzuki	Hitachi, Ltd. Football Club	❋	❋	❋	❋
07	Kiyoshi Tomizawa	Kiyoshi Tomizawa	Yawata Steel Football Club	1	❋	❋	❋
09	Aritatsu Ogi	Aritatsu Ogi	Kogyo Syukyu Football Club	6	❋	❋	❋
10	Eizo Yuguchi	Eizo Yuguchi	Yanmar Diesel Football Club	1	❋	❋	❋
11	Shigeo Yaegashi	Shigeo Yaegashi	Furukawa Electric Football Club	2	❋	❋	❋
12	Teruki Miyamoto	Teruki Miyamoto	Yawata Steel Football Club	6	❋	❋	❋
→→Atacantes
13	Masashi Watanabe	Masashi Watanabe	Yawata Steel Football Club	5	2	❋	❋
14	Yasuyuki Kuwahara	Yasuyuki Kuwahara	Kogyo Syukyu Football Club	2	❋	❋	❋
15	Kunishige Kamamoto	Kunishige Kamamoto	Yanmar Diesel Football Club	6	7	1	❋
16	Ikuo Matsumoto	Ikuo Matsumoto	Kogyo Syukyu Football Club	4	❋	❋	❋
17	Ryuichi Sugiyama	Ryuichi Sugiyama	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries F.C.	6	❋	❋	❋
DT	Shunichiro Okano	Shunichiro Okano	28/08/1931, Tokyo (JPN)	❋	❋	❋	❋

• Observação: O Japão foi Medalha de Bronze. Kunishige Kamamoto foi o artilherio do tormeio com 7 gols; • Observação: Ken Maganuma era o técnico e Shunichiro Okano seu Auxiliar Técnico; • Elenco da Seleção Brasileira: → www.futeboldaselecaobrasileira.com.br/brasil-1968

.:: Galeria de Imagens ::.

A general view during the Football Group A match between Spain and Japan during the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Azteca on October 18, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan celebrates scoring his side's second goal with his team mates during the Football Quarter-Final match between Japan and France during the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Azteca on October 20, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

Lajos Szucs of Hungary runs past Kenzo Yokoyama of Japan to score his side's fifth goal during the Football Semi-Final match between Hungary and Japan during the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Azteca on October 22, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

Kunishige Kamamoto of Japan takes on a Mexico defender during the Football Bronze medal match between Mexico and Japan during the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Azteca on October 24, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

Head coach Ken Naganuma of Japan is tossed into the air after winning the bronze medal after the Football Bronze medal match between Mexico and Japan during the Mexico City Summer Olympic Games at Estadio Azteca on October 24, 1968 in Mexico City, Mexico. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

Formação do Japão, Medalha de Bronze, nos Jogos Olimpicos de 1968, na Cidade do México Credito da Imagem: www.jfa.jp/Associação-Japonesa-de-Futebol

Japanese players pose for photographs after winning bronze medals after the Mexico Olympics at Haneda Airport on October 28, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Credito da Imagem: www.gettyimages.co.uk/The Asahi Shimbun

.:: Japão nos Jogos Olímpicos ::.
14/10	1ª Fase	Estadio Cuauhtémoc	Japão	3 x 1	Nigéria	Ficha
16/10	1ª Fase	Estadio Cuauhtémoc	Japão	1 x 1	Brasil	Ficha
18/10	1ª Fase	Estadio Cuauhtémoc	Japão	0 x 0	Espanha	Ficha
20/10	Quartas	Estadio Azteca	Japão	3 x 1	França	Ficha
22/10	Semifinal	Estadio Azteca	Japão	0 x 5	Hungria	Ficha
24/10	3º Lugar	Estadio Azteca	Japão	2 x 0	México	Ficha

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