Sei Fuwa

Sei Fuwa
不破 整
Personal information
Full name Sei Fuwa
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Waseda WMW
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Sei Fuwa (不破 整, Fuwa Sei) was a Japanese football player.

Club career

Fuwa was born in Tokyo. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo, Hidetoki Takahashi and so on. He also won 2nd place at 1939 Emperor's Cup. After graduating from university, he played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates.

National team career

In 1936, when Fuwa was a Waseda University student, he was elected Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Waseda University team mate Rihei Sano.[1][2] Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was elected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ Berlin Olympics Results Japan Football association(in Japanese)
  2. ↑ Berlin Olympics Results Japan Football association(in Japanese)
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