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Ken Naganuma
Ken Naganuma 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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sports · Japanese footballer and manager (1930–2008) · association football player · association football coach · also Ken Naganuma, Naganuma
Born 5 September 1930 · Died 2 June 2008 · Q613994
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2008· 1 entry
Died 2008-06-02.
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2005· 2 entries
Won: Japan Football Hall of Fame (2005).
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Was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame
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2004· 1 entry
Won: Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon (2004).
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1969· 1 entry
Resigned after 1970 World Cup qualification and Okano was promoted to new manager
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1965· 1 entry
Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League
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1962· 1 entry
When he was 32 years old, he was named as the manager for Japan national team as Hidetoki Takahashi's successor
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1961· 1 entry
Was selected first Japanese Footballer of the Year awards
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1960· 1 entry
Helped the club become 1960 Emperor's Cup champions
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1959· 1 entry
When Naganuma was still a player, he became a manager for Furukawa Electric
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1956· 1 entry
Was selected in the Japan squad for the 1956 Summer Olympics
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1955· 1 entry
Played for JEF United Chiba (1955–1967) — 19 appearances, 8 goals.
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1954· 1 entry
Played for Japan men's national football team (1954–1961) — 4 appearances, 1 goals.
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1930· 1 entry
Born 1930-09-05.
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