Taro Kagawa

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Taro Kagawa
Personal information
Full nameTaro Kagawa
Date of birth(1922-08-09)August 9, 1922
Place of birthKobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of deathMarch 6, 1990(1990-03-06) (aged 67)
Place of deathJapan
Playing positionForward
Youth career
Kobe Daiichi High School
Kobe University of Economics
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1948–????Tanabe Pharmaceutical
Osaka SC
National team
1951–1954Japan5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kagawa was born in Kobe on August 9, 1922. After graduating from Kobe University of Economics, he joined Tanabe Pharmaceutical in 1948. He also played for Osaka SC. At Osaka SC, he won the 2nd place at Emperor's Cup 3 times (1951, 1952 and 1953).

In March 1951, Kagawa was selected to the Japan national team for Japan's first game after World War II, at the 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He also played at the 1954 Asian Games. He played 5 games for Japan until 1954.

Kagawa died on March 6, 1990 at the age of 67. In 2006, he was selected to the Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Statistics

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1951 2 0
1952 0 0
1953 0 0
1954 3 0
Total 5 0

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