Arawa Kimura

Arawa Kimura
木村現
Personal information
Full name	Arawa Kimura
Date of birth	July 8, 1931
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Empire of Japan
Date of death	February 21, 2007 (aged 75)
Place of death	Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Hiroshima Normal School
	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
National team
All Kwangaku
Chudai Club
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Arawa Kimura (木村現, Kimura Arawa, July 8, 1931 – February 21, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kimura was born in Hiroshima on July 8, 1931. He played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He also played for Chudai Club was consisted of Chuo University players and graduates. He won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup as a member of All Kwangaku and 1957 Emperor's Cup at Chudai Club.

In March 1954, Kimura was selected Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 7, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1955.[1]

On February 21, 2007, Kimura died in Ebina at the age of 75.

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