Kunitaka Sueoka Explained

Kunitaka Sueoka
末岡 圀孝
Fullname:Kunitaka Sueoka
Birth Date:1 February 1917
Birth Place:Hiroshima, Empire of Japan
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:Hiroshima Daiichi High School
Youthclubs2:Waseda University
Clubs1:Waseda WMW
Nationalyears1:1940
Nationalteam1:Japan
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

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

Club career

Sueoka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on February 1, 1917. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Shogo Kamo, Hidetoki Takahashi and so on. He also won the 2nd place at 1939 Emperor's Cup. He also played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates. At the club, he won the 2nd place at 1940 Emperor's Cup. This tournament was the last Emperor's Cup before the war because Emperor's Cup was suspended for World War II from 1941 to 1945.

National team career

On June 16, 1940, when Sueoka was a Waseda 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.

Sueoka died in November 1998 at the age of 81.[2]

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
194010
Total10

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players_unknown/43.html Japan National Football Team Database
  2. http://www.kiyukai.mech.waseda.ac.jp/news/WME17_10-12.pdf#search=%27%E6%9C%AB%E5%B2%A1%E5%9C%80%E5%AD%9D+%E6%AD%BB%E5%8E%BB%27 Waseda Kiyukai (早稲田機友会)