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Shigeo Sugimoto
杉本 茂雄

Personal information
Full name	Shigeo Sugimoto
Date of birth	(1926-12-04)December 4, 1926
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japanese Empire
Date of death	April 2, 2002(2002-04-02) (aged 75)
Place of death	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
????	Kobe Daiichi High School
????–1947	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1948–????	Hankyu Railways
National team
1951–1954	Japan	3	(0)
Honours All Kwangaku Winner Emperor's Cup 1950 Winner Emperor's Cup 1953 Winner Emperor's Cup 1955 Representing  Japan Asian Games Bronze 1951 New Delhi Team
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Shigeo Sugimoto (杉本 茂雄, December 4, 1926 – April 2, 2002) was a talented Japanese football player. He was known for playing as a midfielder. Sugimoto also proudly represented his country on the Japanese national team.

Shigeo Sugimoto's Club Career

Shigeo Sugimoto was born in Kobe, Japan, on December 4, 1926. After finishing his studies at Kwansei Gakuin University, he began his professional football career. In 1948, he joined the team Hankyu Railways.

Sugimoto also played for a team called Kwangaku Club. This club was made up of players and graduates from his old university, Kwansei Gakuin University. With Kwangaku Club, he helped them win the important Emperor's Cup three times. They won in 1950, 1953, and 1955.

Playing for Japan's National Team

In March 1951, Shigeo Sugimoto was chosen to play for the Japan national team. This was a special moment, as it was Japan's first international game after World War II. He played in the 1951 Asian Games.

Sugimoto made his first appearance for Japan on March 7, 1951, in a match against Iran. He played a total of 3 games for the Japanese national team between 1951 and 1954.

Shigeo Sugimoto passed away on April 2, 2002, in Nishinomiya, Japan. He was 75 years old.

National Team Statistics

Here's a look at Sugimoto's games for the Japan national team:

Achievements and Awards

Shigeo Sugimoto earned a bronze medal with the Japan national team at the 1951 Asian Games.

See also

In Spanish: Shigeo Sugimoto para niños