is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ashikaga was born in

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on May 22, 1950. After graduating from high school, he joined

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and

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. The club also won

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

1978 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1978 season. Overview It was contested by 28 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship. Results 1st round * Yanmar Club 4–1 Mazda Auto Hiroshima * Fujitsu 4–0 Kyushu Sangyo University * Osaka Sa ...

and

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. He retired in 1978. He played 132 games and scored 36 goals in the league.

National team career

In September 1971, Ashikaga was selected Japan national team for 1972 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on September 23, he debuted against

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. He also played at

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. He played 7 games for Japan until 1975.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

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1950 births Living people Association football people from Akita Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub