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Full name
  
Ryuichi Sugiyama

Name
  
Ryuichi Sugiyama

Position
  
Forward

1962–1965
  
Meiji University

Weight
  
67 kg

Playing position
  
Forward

Height
  
1.69 m

Place of birth
  
Shizuoka, Japan

Role
  
Football player


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Date of birth
  
(1941-07-04) July 4, 1941 (age 74)

1958–1961
  
Shimizu Higashi High School

Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi, born July 4, 1941) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

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Biography

Ryuichi Sugiyama was born in Shizuoka on July 4, 1941. He played for Japan national team from 1961 to 1971. He won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and scored two goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors to the Japan Soccer League Division 1. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1986.

Awards

  • Japanese Football Player of the Year: (3) 1964, 1969, 1973
  • Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (8) 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
  • Japan Soccer League Silver Ball (Assist Leader): (3) 1968, 1969, 1971
  • References

    Ryuichi Sugiyama Wikipedia