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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Watanabe was born on April 5, 1954. After graduating from

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, he joined Toyo Industries (later ''Mazda'') in 1977. The club won the 2nd place in

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. He retired in 1982. He played 81 games and scored three goals in the league.

National team career

On June 16, 1979, Watanabe debuted for Japan national team against

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. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan in 1979.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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1954 births Living people Sendai University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub