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Saburo Kawabuchi
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Saburo Kawabuchi was a Japanese association football (soccer) player and manager who played a role in the sport's development in Japan. His contributions to Japanese football as both a player and coach made him a notable figure in the country's sporting history.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Saburo Kawabuchi
- Date of birth
- ( 1936-12-03 ) December 3, 1936 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Takaishi , Osaka , Japan
- Position
- Forward
- 1952 1954
- Mikunigaoka High School
- Years
- Team
- 1957 1960
- Waseda University
- 1961 1970
- Furukawa Electric
- 1958 1965
- Japan
- 1973 1975
- Furukawa Electric
- 1980 1981
- Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Takaishi
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Educated at
- Waseda University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Participant in
- 1964 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Japan men's national football team
- Position played
- forward
- Image
- Saburō Kawabuchi 20120316.jpg
- Height
- 172
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- date of birth
- 1936-12-03
- name in kana
- カワブチ サブロウ
- name in native language
- 川淵三郎
- Commons category
- Saburō Kawabuchi
- start of work period
- 1961-00-00
- end of work period
- 1970-00-00
- social media followers
- 34539
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Saburo Kawabuchi (川淵 三郎, Kawabuchi Saburō; born December 3, 1936) is a Japanese former footballer and football manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team. He is the founder and honorary chairman of the J.League. Between 2002 and 2008, he served as president of the Japan Football Association.
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