| Yoshio Kikugawa 菊川 凱夫 | |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Fujieda, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Fujieda Higashi High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1964–1967 |
| Youthclubs2: | Meiji University |
| Years1: | 1968–1974 |
| Clubs1: | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Caps1: | 94 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Totalcaps: | 94 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1969–1971 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1982–1994 |
| Managerclubs1: | Chuo Bohan |
| Manageryears2: | 1999 |
| Managerclubs2: | Avispa Fukuoka |
was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Kikugawa was born in Fujieda on September 12, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined the Mitsubishi Motors in 1968. The club won the league championships in 1969 and 1973. The club won the 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cups. He retired in 1974. He played 94 games and scored 2 goals in the league. He was selected as one of the Best Eleven in 1969.
In October 1969, he was selected for the Japan national team for the 1970 World Cup qualification. At the qualification on October 12, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at the 1970 Asian Games. He played 16 games for Japan until 1971.[1]
After retirement in 1982, Kikugawa signed with a new club, the Chuo Bohan (later Avispa Fukuoka), based in his local league in Fujieda and became a manager. In 1991, he got the club promoted to the Japan Soccer League Division 2. He resigned in 1994. In 1999, he succeeded Takaji Mori as manager for one season.
Kikugawa died from pneumonia on December 2, 2022, at the age of 78.[2]
| Club | Season | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | |||
| Mitsubishi Motors | 1968 | JSL Division 1 | 12 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1970 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 94 | 2 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1969 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1970 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | ||