Masanobu Izumi

Masanobu Izumi
泉 政伸
Personal information
Full name Masanobu Izumi
Date of birth (1944-04-08) April 8, 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1960–1962 Hiroshima Motomachi High School
1963–1966 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1976 Toyota Motors
International career
1965 Japan 1 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1988 Toyota Motors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masanobu Izumi (泉 政伸, Izumi Masanobu, born April 8, 1944) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Izumi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on April 8, 1944. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Japanese Regional Leagues club Toyota Motors in 1967. The club was promoted to Japan Soccer League Division 1 in 1972 and Division 2 in 1973. He retired in 1976.

National team career

On March 25, 1965, when Izumi was a Meiji University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Singapore and Japan won the match.[1] However, after graduating from university, he was not selected for Japan because he had joined a club that did not play in the Japan Soccer League.

Coaching career

After retirement, Izumi became a manager for Toyota Motors. He managed one season, but the club finished on last place and was relegated to Division 2.

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1965 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database


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