Place of birth Takizawa, Japan 2001– NTV Beleza Weight 55 kg Playing position Name Azusa Iwashimizu Current team NTV Beleza | Number 22 Role Footballer Position Defender Years Team Height 1.62 m | |
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Date of birth (1986-10-14) 14 October 1986 (age 29) Education Japan Women's College of Physical Education Similar People Mizuho Sakaguchi, Yuki Ogimi, Ayumi Kaihori, Nahomi Kawasumi, Aya Miyama Profiles | ||
Womens Soccer World Cup First RED card Japan-USA Azusa Iwashimizu
Azusa Iwashimizu (岩清水梓, Iwashimizu Azusa, born 14 October 1986) is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender for L. League club NTV Beleza. She has played in the 2007, 2011 and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups, winning the 2011 World Cup and winning a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the final minute of extra time in the 2011 World Cup Final, she was sent off after receiving a red card for slide tackling an opponent. Japan would go on to win the match in the penalty shootout that followed.
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Iwashimizu was instrumental in Japan's victory at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup, scoring the winning goal in both the semifinal against China and the final against Australia.
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