was a Japanese

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. He was the president of the

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from 1994 to 1998.

Club career

Naganuma was born in

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on September 5, 1930. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University and Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1955. Furukawa Electric won

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and

1964 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1964 season. The cup was held between January 11 and January 17, 1965. Overview It was contested by 10 teams, and Yawata Steel and Furukawa Electric won the championship. Results Group A Group B Final * ...

. In 1961, he was selected first Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league

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. 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

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. He also played at

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

. In 1956, He was selected Japan for

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. However, he could not play for physical condition.Kagawa Soccer Library
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Coaching career

In 1959, when Naganuma was player, he became a manager for Furukawa Electric. In 1960, he led the club won to

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champions. This was the first

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champions as a works team. In 1962, when he was 32 years old, he named a manager for Japan national team as

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successor. He managed Japan with assistant coach

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and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

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. At 1968 Summer Olympics, Japan won Bronze Medal. This is the first time an Asian team won a medal at Olympics. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also managed at

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. In 1969, he resigned after 1970 World Cup qualification and Okano was promoted to new manager. At 1972 Summer Olympics qualification, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, Okano resigned and Naganuma became a manager again in 1972. He managed

1974 World Cup qualification Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

and

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

. At 1976 Summer Olympics qualification in April 1976, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, Naganuma resigned. Naganuma became a vice-president of

(JFA) in 1987 and a president of JFA in 1994. He also served as vice-president World Cup bidding committee and Japan World Cup Organizing Committee for

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. In 1998, he resigned a president of JFA. In 2005, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. On June 2, 2008, Naganuma died of

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at the age of 77.

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team goals

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
at

Japan Football Hall of Fame
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at

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