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Toyohito Mochizuki
望月 豊仁
Personal information
Full name Toyohito Mochizuki
Date of birth (1953-09-18) September 18, 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Shimizu Commercial High School
Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fujitsu
National team
1978 Japan 2 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Toyohito Mochizuki (望月 豊仁, Mochizuki Toyohito, born September 18, 1953) is a former Japanese soccer player. He played as a defender. He also played for the Japan national team.

About Toyohito Mochizuki

Toyohito Mochizuki was born in Shizuoka, Japan, on September 18, 1953. He grew up to become a professional soccer player. He played as a defender, which is a player whose main job is to stop the other team from scoring goals.

Playing for Clubs

After finishing his studies at Tokyo University of Agriculture, Toyohito Mochizuki joined a soccer club called Fujitsu. At that time, Fujitsu was in Division 2 of the Japan Soccer League.

In 1976, his team, Fujitsu, won the championship for Division 2. This big win meant they were promoted to Division 1. Being promoted means their team moved up to play against the best teams in the league.

Playing for Japan

Toyohito Mochizuki also had the chance to play for his country. He joined the Japan national team.

His first game for Japan was on July 21, 1978, against the Malaysian team. Just two days later, on July 23, he played another game against the Singapore team. These were the only two games he played for Japan in 1978.

See also

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