is a former

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ese

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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ozawa was born in

Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamak ...

on 7 December 1973. She joined

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in 1989. In

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, she was selected Best Eleven. However, the club was disbanded. She moved to

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in 1994. But, in 1995, the club was disbanded again. She moved to

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in 1996. End of 1997 season, she retired.

National team career

In December 1993, when Ozawa was 19 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1993 AFC Championship. At this competition, on 4 December, she debuted against

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. She also played at

1994 Asian Games The 1994 Asian Games ( ja, 1994年アジア競技大会, ''Senkyūhyakukyūjūyon-nen Ajia kyōgi taikai''), also known as the XII Asiad and the 12th Asian Games ( ja, 第12回アジア競技大会, Daijūni-kai Ajia kyōgi taikai), were held from ...

. She was a member of Japan for 1995 World Cup and

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. She played 21 games for Japan until 1997.Japan Football Association
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National team statistics

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New York Times 1973 births Living people Asia University (Japan) alumni People from Kamakura Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Nissan FC Ladies players Tokyo Shidax LSC players Fujita SC Mercury players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women's association football goalkeepers Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub