Naoemon_Shimizu

Naoemon Shimizu

Naoemon Shimizu

Japanese footballer


Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon, ? – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He was an early member to play for the Japan national team, just two years after the national team's formation in 1921.

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Club career

Shimizu was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He played for his local club Rijo Shukyu-Dan where he won both the 1924 and the 1925 Emperor's Cup with his fellow club and national teammates Shizuo Miyama and Sachi Kagawa.

National team career

In May 1923, Shimizu was selected to play for the Japan national team at the 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games in Osaka. At this competition, on May 23, he debuted against the Philippines. This match would be Japan's first International A Match featuring a first team. The next day, Shimizu played and scored a goal against the Republic of China; Japan would lose both matches (1-2, v Philippines and 1-5, v Republic of China). Shimizu would only feature twice for Japan.[1]

After retirement

After retirement, Shimizu kept a kimono shop in Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, he (aged 44) died with his wife (aged 38) due to the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.[2]

National team statistics

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