is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.

Club career

Shimomura was born in

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on January 25, 1932. After graduating from Shudo High School, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1950. The club won the 2nd place at

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and 1957 Emperor's Cup. At 1954 Emperor's Cup, it was first Emperor's Cup finalist as a works team. He retired in 1961.

National team career

On October 9, 1955, Shimomura debuted for Japan national team against

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. But did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Yoshio Furukawa.Japan Football Association
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Coaching career

After retirement, Shimomura became a manager for Toyo Industries in 1964. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league

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. In 1965 season, the club won first champions in the league. He led the club through their first golden era as five-time champions of the league (

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and

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). He led the club to win the

and

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. He resigned in 1970. In 1972, he signed with Towa Real Estate was promoted to new league

Division 2 from 1972. He managed the club for three seasons until 1974. In 1979, he was named manager for the Japan national team as successor to Hiroshi Ninomiya. However, at 1980 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, he resigned.

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
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