Shozo Tsugitani

Shozo Tsugitani

Personal information
Full name	Shozo Tsugitani
Date of birth	June 25, 1940
Place of birth	Hyōgo, Japan
Date of death	June 2, 1978 (aged 37)
Place of death	Tarumi-ku, Kobe, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1959–1962	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1967	Mitsubishi Motors	40	(16)
Total		40	(16)
National team
1961–1965	Japan	12	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Shozo Tsugitani (継谷 昌三 Tsugitani Shōzō, June 25, 1940 – June 2, 1978) was a Japanese football player.

Biography

Shozo Tsugitani was born in Hyōgo on June 25, 1940. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1964 Summer Olympics football competition in Tokyo. He died of cirrhosis in Kobe on June 2, 1978.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1961	2	0
1962	2	0
1963	5	4
1964	1	0
1965	2	0
Total	12	4

References

External links

• Shozo Tsugitani – FIFA competition record
• Shozo Tsugitani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Japan Football Association official site(Japanese)