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1987 Japan National Football Team
This page records the details of the Japan national football team in 1987. Results Players statistics External linksJapan Football Association {{1987 in Japanese football Japan national football team results 1987 in Japanese football Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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Japan National Football Team
The , nicknamed the , represents Japan in men's international Association football, football. It is controlled by the Japan Football Association (JFA), the governing body for football in Japan. Japan was not a major football force until the end of the 1980s, with a small and amateur team. For a long time in Japan, football was a less popular sport than Baseball in Japan, baseball and sumo. Since the 1990s, when Japanese football became fully professionalized, Japan has emerged as one of the most successful teams in Asia; they have qualified for the last seven FIFA World Cups with knockout stage appearances in 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002, 2010 FIFA World Cup, 2010, 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, 2022, and won the AFC Asian Cup a record four times, in 1992 AFC Asian Cup, 1992, 2000 AFC Asian Cup, 2000, 2004 AFC Asian Cup, 2004 and 2011 AFC Asian Cup, 2011. The team also finished second in the 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. Japan remains ...
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Thailand National Football Team
The Thailand national football team ( th, ฟุตบอลทีมชาติไทย, , ) represents Thailand in senior international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Thailand. In the regional competition, Thailand is the most successful football team in Southeast Asia with six AFF Championship trophies and nine senior-level gold medals from the Southeast Asian Games, the most of any Southeast Asian country. In higher levels, Thailand achieved the third place in the 1972 AFC Asian Cup where it was the host, and has totally seven appearances in the AFC Asian Cup so far. Furthermore, the team reached the fourth-place in the 1990 and 1998 Asian Games and participated in the Summer Olympics twice. However, Thailand has failed to obtain higher achievements in the continental and global records. The team obtained first ever win in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007 and had to wait 47 years to finally sneak out of the group stage in 2019. Thailand also advan ...
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Akihiro Nishimura (footballer)
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Nishimura was born in Osaka Prefecture on August 8, 1958. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined his local club Yammer Diesel in 1981. The club won 1983 and 1984 JSL Cup. He retired in 1991. He played 148 games and scored 3 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1982. National team career On June 18, 1980, when Nishimura was an Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences student, he debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, 1986 World Cup qualification, 1982 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 49 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1988. Coaching career After retirement, Nishimura started coaching career at Matsushita Electric (later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1991. In 1999, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. He managed U-20 ...
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Satoshi Tsunami
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current assistant manager Japan Football League club of Briobecca Urayasu. He played for Japan national team. His son Yuta Tsunami is also a footballer. Club career Tsunami was a product of Yomiuri (later ''Verdy Kawasaki'') youth system. He joined Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri in 1980. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 5 times, JSL Cup 3 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. This was golden era in club history. He was also selected Best Eleven 3 times (1982, 1983 and 1984). In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However he lost opportunity to play after that. Toward the end of his career, he played for Avispa Fukuoka (1996–1997) and Bellmare Hiratsuka (1997–1998). He retired in 1998. He played 267 games and scored 5 goals in the league. National team career Tsunami was capped 78 times and scored 2 goals for the Japanese national team between 1980 and 1995. He ma ...
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China PR
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land, the List of countries and territories by land borders, most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces of China, provinces, five autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, four direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and two special administrative regions of China, Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the List of cities in China by population, most populous cit ...
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Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong and north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road; it continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub as well as being one of China's three largest cities. For a long time, the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders, Guangzhou was captured by the British during the First Opium War. No longer enjoying a monopoly after the war, it lost trade to other ports such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, but continued to serve as a major transshipment port. Due to a high urban population and large volumes of port traffic, Guangzhou is classified as a Large-Port Megacity, the largest type of port-city in the world. Due to worldwide travel restrictions at the beginni ...
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China PR National Football Team
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyn ...
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Kazuo Echigo
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Echigo was born in Mie District, Mie on December 28, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined Furukawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1984. The club won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League and 1986 JSL Cup. In Asia, the club won 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is first Asian champions as Japanese club. In 1995, he moved to Brummell Sendai (later ''Vegalta Sendai''). He retired in 1999. National team career On July 25, 1986, Echigo debuted for Japan national team against Syria. He also played at 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he was selected Japan for 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1987. Coaching career After retirement, Echigo started coaching career at Vegalta Sendai in 2000. He served as a coach until 2004. In 2007, he signed with JEF United Chiba and became a manager for Reserve team. In 2011, he mov ...
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Hisashi Kaneko
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Kaneko was born in Saitama on September 12, 1959. After graduating from high school, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1978. Initially, he did play in many games. The club won the 1982 JSL Cup. In 1985, he played as a regular player and the club won the 1985–86 Japan Soccer League and 1986 JSL Cup. He was also selected for the Best Eleven in 1985–86 and in 1986–87. The club won the 1986 Asian Club Championship, which was the first time the Asian championships was won by a Japanese club. He retired in 1992. National team career In August 1979, Kaneko was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. On July 25, 1986, he debuted for Japan national team against Syria. He also played at 1986 Asian Games The 1986 Asian Games ( ko, 1986년 아시아 경기대회/1986년 아시안 게임, Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Cheon gubaek palsip-yuk nyeo ...
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Toshio Matsuura
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. Club career Matsuura was born in Yokohama on November 20, 1955. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Nippon Kokan (later ''NKK'') in 1978. The club won the champions at 1980 JSL Cup and 1981 Emperor's Cup. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row and won the champions 1987 JSL Cup. He also became a top scorer in 1986–87 and 1987–88. He retired in 1991. National team career On June 2, 1981, Matsuura debuted for Japan national team against China. He played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. In 1986, he was selected Japan for the first time in 2 years and also played 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 22 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1987. Coaching career After retirement, Matsuura became a manager NKK in 1992. However the club was disband ...
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Hisashi Kato
Hisashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it. Kanji Single kanji used to write the name Hisashi include: *: "long time" *: "eternal" *: "still" *: "standard" *: "complete" *: "long" *: "life" (also with the ''kyūjitai'' variant ) *: "long day" There are more than a hundred different ways to write the name using two or three characters. People with the name *, Japanese zoologist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor *, Japanese guitarist and songwriter *, Japanese writer and playwright *, Japanese historian *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese football manager *, Japanese electrical engineer and computer scientist *, Japanese geologist *, Japanese football player *, Japanese painter *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese video game developer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese baseball player *, known mononymously as Hisa ...
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Yasuhiko Okudera
is a Japanese former association football, football player and manager. He is the president of J2 League club Yokohama FC and was formerly the president of English club Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle. Okudera was the first Japanese footballer to play professionally in Europe, as well as being the first Asian football player to score in the UEFA Champions League, European Cup, while playing for 1. FC Köln in the 1979 semi-final match against Nottingham Forest F.C., Nottingham Forest and made 32 appearances – scoring nine goals – with the Japan national football team, Japan national team. Club career Okudera began his playing career in 1970 as an employee of JEF United Chiba, Furukawa Electric, whose soccer team played in the corporate Japan Soccer League, the top flight league in Japan at the time. In 1976, the club won the 1976 Japan Soccer League and 1976 Emperor's Cup and he was selected Best Eleven. In May 1977, the club also won 1977 JSL Cup. In the summer of 197 ...
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