was a Japanese

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player. He made two appearances for the Japan national team. On February 27, 1970, Fukuhara died of

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at the age of 38.

National team career

On January 5, 1955, while a student at the Tokyo University of Education, he debuted for

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against

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. He played 2 games for Japan in 1955.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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1931 births 1970 deaths University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Hibakusha 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-forward-stub