was a Japanese

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Uchino was born in

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on April 21, 1934. After graduating from

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, he joined

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. He 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 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league

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. He played 47 games and scored 19 goals in the league. He retired in 1969.

National team career

On January 2, 1955, when Uchino was a

student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. In June 1956, at 1956 Summer Olympics qualification against

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, he scored an important first goal. After the qualification, Japan won the qualification to

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by the drawing of lots. In November, he was selected Japan for 1956 Olympics. He also played at

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and

1962 Asian Games ) , Host city = Jakarta, Indonesia , Nations participating = 17 , Athletes participating = 1,460 , Events = 120 in 13 sports , Opening ceremony = 24 August 1962 , Closing ceremony = 4 September 1962 , ...

. He played 18 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1962.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 1966, when Uchino played for

, he became a playing manager as Ryuzo Hiraki successor and managed the club in 1 season. In 1979, he became a manager for the club as

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successor again. The club won

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. End of 1983 season, he resigned.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uchino, Masao 1934 births 2013 deaths Chuo University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players JEF United Chiba players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games Japanese football managers Player-coaches Men's association football forwards Asian Games competitors for Japan