Ko Arima facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Ko Arima
有馬 洪

Personal information
Full name	Ko Arima
Date of birth	(1917-08-22)August 22, 1917
Place of birth	Empire of Japan
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tokyo Imperial University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Sankyo Pharmaceuticals
National team
1951	Japan	3	(0)
Honours University of Tokyo LB Winner Emperor's Cup 1949 Representing  Japan Asian Games Bronze 1951 New Delhi Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ko Arima (有馬 洪, Arima Kō, born August 22, 1917) was a Japanese football player. He was a talented midfielder who played for the Japan national team.

Playing for Clubs

Ko Arima was born on August 22, 1917. After finishing his studies at Tokyo Imperial University, he joined the football team Sankyo Pharmaceuticals.

He also played for a team called University of Tokyo LB. This team was made up of players who were studying or had graduated from the University of Tokyo. With University of Tokyo LB, Ko Arima and his teammates, including Masao Ono, won the important 1949 Emperor's Cup in 1949. This was a big achievement in Japanese football.

Playing for Japan

In March 1951, when Ko Arima was 33 years old, he was chosen to play for the Japan national team. This was a very special moment because it was Japan's first international football game after World War II.

He played in the 1951 Asian Games. On March 7, he played his first game for Japan against the Iran national team. Overall, he played three games for Japan in 1951.

Japan National Team Games

Here's a quick look at Ko Arima's games for the Japan national team:

Achievements and Awards

Ko Arima earned some special awards during his football career:

With Japan

• He won a Bronze medal at the Asian Games in 1951. This means his team finished third in the competition.

See also

In Spanish: Ko Arima para niños