is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ozawa was born in

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on December 25, 1932. After graduating from

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, he joined Toyo Industries in 1955. In 1962, he was selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league

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. He retired in 1967. He played 42 games and the club also won the championship for 3 years in a row ( 1965-

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) in the league.

National team career

In June 1956, he was selected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on June 3, he debuted against

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. In November, he played at 1956 Summer Olympics in

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. 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 , ...

. In 1964, when he was 31 years old, he was the captain of Japan national team, but he was not selected as a member for 1964 Summer Olympics in

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for generational change.vivasoccer.net
/ref> He played 36 games for Japan until 1964.
/ref> In 2014, Ozawa was selected

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National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
at Japan Football Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozawa, Michihiro 1932 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Tochigi Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Footballers at the 1962 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan