Yoshio Okada
Japanese association football player
Yoshio Okada (岡田 吉夫, Okada Yoshio, August 11, 1926 – June 22, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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Full name | Yoshio Okada | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | August 11, 1926 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kobe, Hyogo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Date of death | June 22, 2002 | (aged 75)|||||||||||||
Place of death | Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
Kobe Daiichi High School | ||||||||||||||
Waseda University | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
Kwangaku Club | ||||||||||||||
Rokko Club | ||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||
1951–1954 | Japan | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Biography
changeOkada was born in Kobe on August 11, 1926. He played for Kwangaku Club and Rokko Club.
In March 1951, Okada was selected the 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 7 games for Japan until 1954.
On June 22, 2002, Okada died of heart failure in Hachioji at the age of 75.
Statistics
changeJapan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1951 | 3 | 0 |
1952 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 |
References
changeOther websites
change- Yoshio Okada at National-Football-Teams.com