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

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and

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, he joined

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in 1955. Furukawa Electric won

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and 1964 Emperor's Cup. 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. In 1956, He was selected Japan for 1956 Summer Olympics. However, he could not play for physical condition.Kagawa Soccer Library
/ref> He played 4 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1961.
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Coaching career

In 1959, when Naganuma was player, he became a manager for

. In 1960, he led the club won to

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champions. This was the first Emperor's Cup champions as a works team. In 1962, when he was 32 years old, he named a manager for Japan national team as Hidetoki Takahashi successor. He managed Japan with assistant coach Shunichiro Okano at 1964 Summer Olympics in

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and

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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

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. He also managed at 1966 Asian Games. 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

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and 1974 Asian Games. 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 Japan Football Association (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

. 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

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Japan National Football Team Database
at Japan Football Association
Japan Football Hall of Fame
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