is a former

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ese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Fujiguchi was born in

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on August 17, 1949. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1974. From first season, the club won the 2nd place for 4 years in a row until

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. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan;

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and

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. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup,

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and

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. He retired in 1982. He played 127 games and scored 27 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 3 times (

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

and

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National team career

On July 12, 1972, when Fujiguchi was a

student, he debuted for the Japan national team against

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. He played at the

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and the 1976 Asian Cup qualification. In 1978, he was also selected to play for Japan at the

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and he played three games. That competition was his last game for Japan. He played 26 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1978.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

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1949 births Living people Keio University alumni Association football people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games footballers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportsmen Sportspeople from Maebashi {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub