was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

National team career

Naoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a

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student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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and Japan won the match.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's

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due to

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. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.University of Tokyo SC magazine (東大サッカー部誌第五号) (p.166)

National team statistics

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1918 births 1940s deaths Year of death uncertain Japan international footballers Japanese footballers University of Tokyo alumni Association football forwards Accidental deaths in Japan {{Japan-footy-forward-stub