Saburo Kawabuchi
Japanese association football player and manager
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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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* 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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1936 births20th-century Japanese sportsmenAsian Games footballers for JapanBasketball executivesFootballers at the 1962 Asian GamesFootballers at the 1964 Summer OlympicsFootball people from Osaka PrefectureJapanese football managersJapanese men's footballersJapan men's international footballersJapan national football team managersJapan Soccer League players