Masanobu Izumi

Masanobu Izumi
泉 政伸
Personal information
Full name Masanobu Izumi
Date of birth (1944-04-08) April 8, 1944
Place of birth Hiroshima, Japan
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1963–1966 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1976 Toyota Motors
National team
1965 Japan 1 (0)
Teams managed
1987–1988 Toyota Motors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Japan national team against Singapore and Japan won the match.[1] However, after graduating from university, he was not elected Japan because he joined a club did not played Japan Soccer League.

Coaching career

After retirement, Izumi became a manager for Toyota Motors. He managed 1 season, but the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated Division 2.

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
196510
Total10

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
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