Saizo Saito
Saizo Saito (斎藤 才三, Saito Saizo, September 24, 1908 – 2004) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Saizo Saito | ||||||||||
Date of birth | September 24, 1908 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||
Date of death | 2004 (aged 95–96) | ||||||||||
Place of death | Japan | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
Kwansei Gakuin University | |||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
Kwangaku Club | |||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||
1930 | Japan | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Biography
changeSaito was born in Osaka Prefecture on September 24, 1908. He played for Kwangaku Club which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. At the club, he won 1929 Emperor's Cup with Yukio Goto, Hideo Sakai and so on.
In May 1930, when Saito was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was selected the Japan national team for Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo and Japan won the championship. At this competition, on May 25, he debuted against Philippines. On May 29, he also played against Republic of China. He played 2 games for Japan in 1930.
After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, Saito retired playing career and want to England and studied football at University of Bristol. In 1933, he joined Osaka Mainichi Shimbun and he was engaged in the management and reporting of All Japan High School Soccer Tournament until 1940.[1] After that, he worked at Hino Motors and some affiliates until 1989. He also served as the president at some Hino Motors affiliates.
Saito died in 2004.[2]
Statistics
changeJapan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1930 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
change- ↑ Kagawa Soccer Library(in Japanese)
- ↑ Kagawa Soccer Library(in Japanese)
- ↑ Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
change- Saizo Saito at National Football Teams.com