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Ken Naganuma
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. He was the president of the Japan Football Association from 1994 to 1998. Club career Naganuma was born in Hiroshima on September 5, 1930. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University and Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1955. Furukawa Electric won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1961, he was selected first Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He played 19 games and scored 8 goals in the league. He retired in 1967. National team career In March 1954, Naganuma was selected Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 7, he debuted and scored a goal against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. In 1956, He was selected Japan for 1956 Summer Olympics. However, he could not play for physical condition. He played 4 games a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dettmar Cramer
Dettmar Cramer (4 April 1925 – 17 September 2015) was a German association football, football player and coach who led FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich to the 1974–75 European Cup, 1975 and 1975–76 European Cup, 1976 UEFA Champions League, European Cups. He was born in Dortmund. Cramer is commonly considered to be the father of modern football in Japan and is a member of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class. He also briefly coached the United States men's national soccer team. Career Known as the "Football Professor" because of his attention to detail and also as “Napoleon” because of his diminutive 1.61 meter stature, Cramer began his career at Viktoria Dortmund and Germania Wiesbaden. The beginning of his managerial career lead him to clubs such as SV Lippstadt 08, Teutonia Lippstadt, VfL Geseke, SC Paderborn 07, FC Paderborn, and TuS Eving-Lindenhorst. At the turn of the year 1948–49, Cramer found himself in the service of the German Football Association (DFB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1961 Emperor's Cup
Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1961 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results 1st round * Toyo Industries 3–0 Waseda University WMW *Hitachi 3–0 Nagoya Bank *Toyama Soccer 0–2 Chuo University * Teijin Matsuyama 2–3 Kwangaku Club * Kwangaku Club 0–3 Shida Soccer *Furukawa Electric 2–1 Nippon Dunlop *Sendai Ikuen Gakuen High School 2–4 Rikkyo University *Hokkai Gakuen University 1–12 Yawata Steel Quarterfinals * Toyo Industries 1–0 Hitachi *Chuo University 2–1 Kwangaku Club *Shida Soccer 1–3 Furukawa Electric *Rikkyo University 1–4 Yawata Steel Semifinals * Toyo Industries 0–0 (lottery) Chuo University *Furukawa Electric 2–1 Yawata Steel Final *Chuo University 2–3 Furukawa Electric Furukawa Electric is a Japanese electric and electronics equipment company. The company was founded by Furukawa Ichibei in 1884 in Yokohama when a copper-smelting facility and a wire manufacturing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Olympic football tournament was played as part of the 1968 Summer Olympics. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from five continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Azteca Stadium on 26 October 1968. This was the first time an Asian team won a medal, Japan claiming bronze. Qualification Venues Medalists Squads Group stage Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ''Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play against Israel.'' ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Bulgaria progressed after a drawing of lots. Semi-finals ---- Bronze Medal match Gold Medal match Bulgaria finished the match with only eight players aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1964 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on 11 October and ended on 23 October. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested. The tournament features 14 men's national teams from six continental confederations. The 14 teams are drawn into two groups of four and two groups of three and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the top two teams advanced to the knockout stage, beginning with the quarter-finals and culminating with the gold medal match at the Olympic Stadium on 23 October 1964. There was also three consolation matches played by losing quarter-finalists. The winner of these matches placed fifth in the tournament. Qualification Regional qualifying tournaments were held. A riot in Lima during the decisive Peru–Argentina match resulted in 328 deaths. 16 teams qualified, and were divided into four groups: *''Group A'' (United Team of Germany (which was ''de facto'' East Germany), Romania, Mexico, Iran) *''G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shunichiro Okano
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan's national team. Biography Okano coached the Japan national team from 1961 to 1971, becoming the manager for the 1970-1971 season. From 1998 to 2002 he served as the president of the Japan Football Association. Okano was a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1990 to 2012, becoming an honorary member in 2012. Playing career Okano was born in Taito, Tokyo on August 28, 1931.Dettmar_Cramer.html" ;"title="Ken Naganuma (left) and coach Dettmar Cramer">Ken Naganuma (left) and coach Dettmar Cramer (right) In March 1957, Okano graduated in psychology from the Faculty of Letters, and in early 1961 spent three months in West Germany to train as a football coach. Upon return he was appointed as a Japan national team coach under manager Ken Naganuma, he also served as an interpreter for German coach Dettmar Cramer. In Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hidetoki Takahashi
was a Japanese Association football, football player and manager. He managed Japan national football team, Japan national team. Playing career Takahashi was born in Fukushima (city), Fukushima on April 11, 1916. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo and so on. After graduation from university, he played for Kashiwa Reysol, Hitachi from 1941 to 1958. Coaching career From 1955, Takahashi started managering career too. In 1957, he became manager for Japan national football team, Japan national team as Shigemaru Takenokoshi successor for tour for China. In 1959, he became manager for Japan national under-20 football team, Japan U-20 national team for 1959 AFC Youth Championship and won 3rd place. In 1960, he managed for Japan national team as Takenokoshi successor again. He managed at 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification#Asia, 1962 World Cup qualification and Football at the 1962 Asian Games, 1962 Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football At The 1956 Summer Olympics
The association football tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics was won by the Soviet Union. Background Following five withdrawals, the tournament featured three Eastern bloc teams and four from Asia. The other sides included in the draw were the United States, the United Team of Germany (which was ''de facto'' West Germany), Great Britain and the hosts Australia, competing in their first Olympic football tournament. The tendency of Eastern bloc countries to provide state-funding for their athletes put Western amateurs at a significant disadvantage. As a result, all Olympic football tournaments 1952 onwards were dominated by the Soviet Union and its satellites. Venues Final tournament First round Five of the sixteen qualified teams withdrew before the final draw: (who boycotted the Games to protest the reception of Taiwan), (who boycotted the Games to protest the Israeli, British and French invasion), , , and the recent World Cup runners-up , a nation that was cheere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 1954 Asian Games
Football at the 1954 Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines from 1 to 8 May 1954. All matches took place at the Rizal Memorial Stadium, and were of 80 minutes duration. Venues Medalists Draw The draw was held one day before the event. ;Group A * * * ;Group B * * * ;Group C * * * ;Group D * * * Squads Results Preliminary round Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Knockout round Semifinals ---- * South Korea advanced to the final due to their superior overall goal-average (1.857 to 1.25). Bronze medal match Gold medal match Final standing References * Garin, Erik; Morrison, Neil"Asian Games 1954" RSSSF. {{1954 in Japanese football 1954 Asian Games events 1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * Janua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea National Football Team
The South Korea national football team (; recognized as Korea Republic by FIFA) represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association. South Korea has emerged as a major football power in Asia since the 1980s, having participated in ten consecutive and eleven overall FIFA World Cup tournaments, the most for any Asian country. Despite initially going through five World Cup tournaments without winning a match, South Korea became the first (and so far only) Asian team to reach the semi-finals when they co-hosted the 2002 tournament with Japan. South Korea also won two AFC Asian Cup titles, and finished as runners-up on four occasions. Furthermore, the team won three gold medals and three silver medals at the senior Asian Games. The team is commonly nicknamed the "Reds" by both fans and the media due to the color of their primary kit. The national team's supporting group is officially referred to as the Red Devils. History Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 FIFA World Cup Qualification
A total of 37 teams entered the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds, competing for a total of 16 spots in the final tournament. Switzerland, as the hosts, and Uruguay, as the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 14 spots open for competition. 37 teams were divided into 13 groups, based on geographical considerations, as follows: * Groups 1 to 10 – Europe: ''11 places'', contested by 27 teams (including Egypt and Israel). * Group 11 and 12 – The Americas: ''2 places'', contested by 7 teams. * Group 13 – Asia: ''1 place'', contested by 3 teams. A total of 33 teams played at least one qualifying match. A total of 57 qualifying matches were played, and 208 goals were scored (an average of 3.65 per match). Listed below are the dates and results of the qualification rounds. Groups The 13 groups had different rules, as follows: * Groups 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 10 had 3 teams each. The teams played against each other on a home-and-away basis. The group winners w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Football Association
The Japan Football Association (JFA, ) is the governing body responsible for the administration of football, futsal, beach soccer and efootball in Japan. It is responsible for the national team, as well as club competitions. History The organisation was founded in 1921 as the , and became affiliated with FIFA in 1929. In 1945, the name of the organisation was changed to the ; its Japanese name was changed to the current title in 1975. This reflected common use of the word ''sakkā'' (サッカー), derived from "soccer", rather than the older Japanese word ''shūkyū'' (蹴球; literally "kick-ball"). The word ''sakkā'' gained popularity during the post-World War II occupation of Japan by the United States-led Allied powers. The association generally translates its name to "Japan Football Association" in English, though "Japan Soccer Association" is also used. SourceJFA National teams List of international matches [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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