was a Japanese

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

After graduating from Kobe Higher Commercial School, Kisaka played for

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many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda,

Shiro Azumi was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japanese national team. Club career After graduating from high school, Azumi played for Osaka SC was founded by his alma mater high school graduates and many Japan national team players Kiyoo ...

, Fukusaburo Harada,

Usaburo Hidaka was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japanese national team. Club career Hidaka played for Osaka SC was founded by his alma mater high school graduates and many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Ha ...

, Toshio Hirabayashi, Setsu Sawagata,

Yoshio Fujiwara was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career After graduating from Mikage Higher Normal School, Fujiwara played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, Us ...

and

Shumpei Inoue was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career After graduating from Mikage Higher Normal School, Inoue played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, Usa ...

were playing in those days.

National team career

In May 1923, Kisaka was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on May 23, he debuted against

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. This match is Japan team first match in

International A Match Association football (more commonly known as football) was first codified in 1863 in England, although games that involved the kicking of a ball were evident considerably earlier.

. Next day, he also played against

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. But Japan lost in both matches (1-2, v Philippines and 1-5, v Republic of China). He played 2 games for Japan in 1923.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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