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Atsushi Natori
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Personal information
Full name Atsushi Natori
Date of birth (1961-11-12) November 12, 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1979 Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1994 Urawa Reds 246 (9)
Total 246 (9)
National team
1988–1989 Japan 6 (0)
Honours
Mitsubishi Motors
Winner Japan Soccer League 1982
Winner JSL Cup 1981
Winner Emperor's Cup 1980
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Atsushi Natori (名取 篤, Natori Atsushi, born November 12, 1961) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Natori was born in Saitama on November 12, 1961. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds) in 1980. The club won the champions in 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. Although he played as regular player from first season, he also played Division 2 because from the end of the 1980s the club performance was not good. In 1993 and 1994, the club finished at bottom place and he retired in end of 1994 season.

National team career

In August 1979, when Natori was a high school student, he was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. But, he did not play in the match. On October 26, 1988, he debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1989, he also played at 1990 World Cup qualification. He played 6 games for Japan until 1989.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1980 Mitsubishi Motors JSL Division 1 18 3 5 0 1 0 24 3
1981 15 1 2 0 4 1 21 2
1982 14 1 2 0 0 0 16 1
1983 14 1 1 0 1 0 16 1
1984 18 0 1 0 2 0 21 0
1985/86 21 0 3 1 2 0 26 1
1986/87 22 2 2 0 0 0 24 2
1987/88 21 0 2 0 3 0 26 0
1988/89 17 1 1 0 4 1 22 2
1989/90 JSL Division 2 25 0 1 0 1 0 27 0
1990/91 JSL Division 1 19 0 2 0 2 0 23 0
1991/92 21 0 2 0 1 0 24 0
1992 Urawa Reds J1 League - 4 0 9 0 13 0
1993 28 0 2 0 1 0 31 0
1994 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 246 9 30 1 31 2 307 12

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1988 1 0
1989 5 0
Total 6 0

See also

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