is a former

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player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.

Club career

Shimomura was born in

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on January 25, 1932. After graduating from Shudo High School, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1950. The club won the 2nd place at

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and 1957 Emperor's Cup. At 1954 Emperor's Cup, it was first Emperor's Cup finalist as a works team. He retired in 1961.

National team career

On October 9, 1955, Shimomura debuted for Japan national team against

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. But did not compete, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind

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Coaching career

After retirement, Shimomura became a manager for Toyo Industries in 1964. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league

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. In 1965 season, the club won first champions in the league. He led the club through their first golden era as five-time champions of the league (

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and

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). He led the club to win the

and

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. He resigned in 1970. In 1972, he signed with Towa Real Estate was promoted to new league

Division 2 from 1972. He managed the club for three seasons until 1974. In 1979, he was named manager for the Japan national team as successor to

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. However, at

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, following Japan's failure to qualify for

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, he resigned.

National team statistics

Honours

* Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2015

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
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