Kazu Naoki Explained

Kazu Naoki
直木 和
Fullname:Kazu Naoki
Birth Date:23 March 1918
Birth Place:Empire of Japan
Death Date:1940s
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Kobe Daiichi High School
Youthclubs2:Tokyo Imperial University
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Japan
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

National team career

Naoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match.[1] This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's International A Match due to World War II. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.[2] [3]

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
194010
Total10

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players_unknown/45.html Japan National Football Team Database
  2. http://www.lbsoccer.org/Archives/T04_P02.pdf University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第四号) (p.46)
  3. http://www.lbsoccer.org/Archives/T05-162_186.pdf University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第五号) (p.166)