Shigeo Yaegashi

Shigeo Yaegashi

Personal information
Full name	Shigeo Yaegashi
Date of birth	March 24, 1933
Place of birth	Iwate, Japan
Date of death	May 2, 2011 (aged 78)
Place of death	Tama, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1952–1953	Chuo University
1954–1957	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1969	Furukawa Electric	51	(14)
Total		51	(14)
National team
1956–1968	Japan	45	(11)
Teams managed
1967–1969	Furukawa Electric
1970	Japan U-20
1977–1978	Fujitsu
1985–1988	Fujitsu
Honours Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Shigeo Yaegashi (八重樫 茂生 Yaegashi Shigeo, March 24, 1933 – May 2, 2011) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Biography

Yaegashi was born in Daejeon, Japan but raised in Iwate. He won a bronze medal in the team competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1][2] He died in Tama, Tokyo.

National team statistics

^[3]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1956	3	0
1957	0	0
1958	2	0
1959	5	0
1960	1	0
1961	7	2
1962	7	3
1963	5	4
1964	2	2
1965	4	0
1966	2	0
1967	3	0
1968	4	0
Total	45	11

Awards

• Japanese Football Player of Year: 1963
• Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (3) 1966, 1967, 1968

References

1. "Shigeo Yaegashi Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
2. "八重樫茂生 (Shigeo Yaegashi)" (in Japanese). Footballjapan.jp. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
3. Japan National Football Team Database

External links

• National Football Teams
• Japan National Football Team Database