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Japanese association football player and manager (1930–2008)

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Ken Naganuma (1930–2008) was a Japanese association football player and coach. Born in Hiroshima, he played as a forward for the Japan men's national football team and JEF United Chiba. His professional career spanned from 1955 to 1967. Naganuma represented Japan at the 1954 Asian Games and the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was educated at Chuo University and Kwansei Gakuin University.

Naganuma held citizenship in Japan and the Empire of Japan. He spoke Japanese. He died in Japan on June 2, 2008, from respiratory disease due to natural causes.

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Type
Person
Country
RU
Active from
1993-04-08

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Key facts

Full name
Ken Naganuma
Date of birth
( 1930-09-05 ) 5 September 1930
Place of birth
Hiroshima , Hiroshima , Japan
Date of death
2 June 2008 (2008-06-02) (aged 77)
Place of death
Japan
Position
Forward
1946 1948
Hiroshima Normal School
Years
Team
1949 1952
Kwansei Gakuin University
1953 1954
Chuo University
1955 1967
Furukawa Electric
1954 1961
Japan
1959 1961
Furukawa Electric
1962 1969
Japan
1972 1976
Japan

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* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ken Naganuma (長沼 健, Naganuma Ken; 5 September 1930 – 2 June 2008) was a Japanese football player and manager. A forward, he earned four caps for the Japan national team between 1954 and 1961 and later also served as the team's manager. He was also the president of the Japan Football Association from 1994 to 1998.

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