was a Japanese

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player and manager. A forward, he earned four

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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

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from 1994 to 1998.

Club career

Naganuma was born in

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on 5 September 1930. After graduating from

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and

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, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1955. Furukawa Electric won

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and

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. In 1961, he was selected first Japanese Footballer of the Year awards. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league

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. He played 19 games and scored 8 goals in the league. He retired in 1967.

National team career

In March 1954, Naganuma was selected for the Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on 7 March, he debuted and scored a goal against

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. He also played at

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. In 1956, He was selected in the Japan squad for the

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. However, he could not play for physical condition. He played 4 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1961.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

In 1959, when Naganuma was still a player, he became a manager for Furukawa Electric. In 1960, he helped the club become 1960 Emperor's Cup champions. This was the first

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champions as a works team. In 1962, when he was 32 years old, he was named as the manager for Japan national team as Hidetoki Takahashi's successor. He managed Japan with assistant coach

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and

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. At 1968 Summer Olympics, Japan won Bronze Medal. This is the first time an Asian team won a medal at Olympics. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also managed at

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. In 1969, he resigned after 1970 World Cup qualification and Okano was promoted to new manager. At 1972 Summer Olympics qualification, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, Okano resigned and Naganuma became a manager again in 1972. He managed

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and

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. At 1976 Summer Olympics qualification in April 1976, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, Naganuma resigned. Naganuma became a vice-president of

(JFA) in 1987 and a president of JFA in 1994. He also served as vice-president World Cup bidding committee and Japan World Cup Organizing Committee for

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. In 1998, he resigned a president of JFA. In 2005, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. On 2 June 2008, Naganuma died of

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at the age of 77.

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team goals

Honours

* Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd Class, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon: 2004 * Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2005

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
at

Japan Football Hall of Fame
(Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at

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