Waichiro Omura
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was a Japanese
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player. He played for Japan national team.


Club career

Omura was born in
Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Shizuoka Prefecture has a population of 3,637,998 and has a geographic area of . Shizuoka Prefecture borders Kanagawa Prefecture to the east, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northea ...
on January 1, 1933. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he played for Tanabe Pharmaceutical.


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 The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
in
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. He also played at
1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...
. He played 5 games for Japan until 1958.Japan National Football Team Database
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1933 births Year of death missing Rikkyo University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma SC players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub