Masashi Watanabe

Japanese association football player and manager (1936–1995)

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Masashi Watanabe was a Japanese football player and manager who lived from 1936 to 1995 and contributed to the sport during an important period of its development in Japan. His work as both a player and manager made him a notable figure in early Japanese football history.

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1951: Sotoku High School
1980: Japan
Full name: Masashi Watanabe
Date of birth: ( 1936-01-11 ) January 11, 1936
Place of birth: Hiroshima , Hiroshima , Empire of Japan
Date of death: December 7, 1995 (1995-12-07) (aged 59)
Place of death: Chiba , Chiba , Japan
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position: Forward
1951 1953: Motomachi High School
Years: Team
1958 1961: Rikkyo University
1954 1958: Yawata Steel
1962 1971: Nippon Steel
1958 1969: Japan
1969 1975: Nippon Steel

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Instance of: human
Given name: Masashi
Family name: Watanabe
Gender: male
Citizenship: Empire of Japan
Place of birth: Hiroshima
Place of death: Chiba
Occupation: association football coach
Educated at: Rikkyo University
Languages spoken: Japanese
Participant in: 1964 Summer Olympics
Sport: association football
Member of team: Nippon Steel Yawata SC
Position played: forward
Country for sport: Japan
Height: 170

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date of birth: 1936-01-11
date of death: 1995-12-07
name in kana: ワタナベマサシ
name in native language: 渡辺正
start of work period: 1954-00-00

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Masashi Watanabe (渡辺正, Watanabe Masashi; January 11, 1936 – December 7, 1995) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.

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