Ryuichi Sugiyama
Encyclopedia
is a former Japan
ese football
player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
in Mexico City
. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics
in Tokyo
and scored 2 goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors
to the Japan Soccer League Division 1
. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1986.
|1966||rowspan="8"|Mitsubishi Motors
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final results for the football competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics.-Medalists:-Group A:-------------------------Group B:-------------------------Group C:Ghana replaced Morocco, who refused to play Israel.----...
in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The football competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics started on October 11 and ended on October 23. Only one event, the men's tournament, was contested...
in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and scored 2 goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
to the Japan Soccer League Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1986.
Club career statistics
|-|1966||rowspan="8"|Mitsubishi Motors
Urawa Red Diamonds
are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
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Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
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National team statistics
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|1962||6||0
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|1963||5||1
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|1964||2||1
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|1965||4||3
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|1966||6||2
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|1967||5||4
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|1968||4||1
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|1969||4||0
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|1970||11||1
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|1971||6||2
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!Total||56||15
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Awards
- Japanese Football Player of the YearJapan Football AssociationThe Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....
: (3) 1964, 1969, 1973 - Japan Soccer LeagueJapan Soccer League, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
Best Eleven: (8) 1966Japan Soccer League 1966-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:Nagoya Mutual Bank became the first original JSL club to be relegated. In its place, Nippon Kokan from Kawasaki, Kanagawa was promoted and began a long career of league success that was only brought to a halt by the professionalization of the...
, 1967Japan Soccer League 1967-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:Nagoya Mutual Bank promoted, Toyota Industries relegated.-Team of The Year:...
, 1968Japan Soccer League 1968-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:No relegations.-Team of the Year:...
, 1969Japan Soccer League 1969-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:No relegations.-Team of the Year:...
, 1970Japan Soccer League 1970-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:No relegations.- Team of the Year :...
, 1971Japan Soccer League 1971- Japan Soccer League :- Promotion/Relegation Series :Nagoya Mutual Bank lost its place in the League for a second time, this time to Towa Real Estate, which would become one of the biggest names in Japanese football as Fujita Engineering and Bellmare Hiratsuka, currently known as Shonan...
, 1972Japan Soccer League 1972The 1972 season in Japanese football introduced a Second Division to the Japan Soccer League. 9 clubs were chosen from the Japanese Regional Leagues from the previous season, but as Nagoya Mutual Bank resigned from the League, a tenth club was chosen from the Kansai League.-JSL First Division:No...
, 1973Japan Soccer League 1973-JSL First Division:-JSL 1/2 Promotion/Relegation Series:Eidai promoted, Tanabe relegated.-JSL Second Division:-JSL Promotion/Relegation Series:... - Japan Soccer LeagueJapan Soccer League, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
Silver Ball (Assist Leader): (3) 1968Japan Soccer League 1968-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:No relegations.-Team of the Year:...
, 1969Japan Soccer League 1969-Japan Soccer League:-Promotion/Relegation Series:No relegations.-Team of the Year:...
, 1971Japan Soccer League 1971- Japan Soccer League :- Promotion/Relegation Series :Nagoya Mutual Bank lost its place in the League for a second time, this time to Towa Real Estate, which would become one of the biggest names in Japanese football as Fujita Engineering and Bellmare Hiratsuka, currently known as Shonan...