is a former

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ese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ogi was born in Hiroshima on December 10, 1942. After graduating from

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, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1965. The club won the champions 5 times ( 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1970). He became a top scorer in 1966 and was selected Best Eleven for 7 years in a row ( 1966- 1972). He was also selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards in 1965 and 1970. He retired in 1976. He played 163 games and scored 57 goals in the league.

National team career

On August 8, 1963, when Ogi was a

student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. He was selected for Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in

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and 1968 Summer Olympics in

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. He played all matches in both Olympics. At 1964 Olympics, he scored winning goal against

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in first match. At 1968 Olympics, Japan won Bronze Medal. In 2018, this team was selected

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. He also played at 1966, 1970 and 1974 Asian Games. He played 62 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 1976.

Coaching career

After retirement, Ogi became a manager for Toyo Industries in 1977 as

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successor. He managed until 1980. In 2006, he was selected

Club statistics

National team statistics

Awards

* Japanese Player of the Year: 1965 *

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Top Scorer: 1966 *

Best Eleven: (7) 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
at Japan Football Association
Japan Football Hall of Fame
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association 1942 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Japanese football managers Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1966 Asian Games Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Association football midfielders Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub