Tsukasa Hosaka

Tsukasa Hosaka (保坂 司, Hosaka Tsukasa, March 3, 1937 – January 21, 2018) was a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Tsukasa Hosaka
保坂 司
Personal information
Full name Tsukasa Hosaka
Date of birth (1937-03-03)March 3, 1937
Place of birth Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Date of death January 21, 2018(2018-01-21) (aged 80)
Place of death Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1952–1954 Kofu Daiichi High School
1955–1958 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1968 Furukawa Electric 47 (0)
Total 47 (0)
National team
1960–1964 Japan 19 (0)
Teams managed
1973–1977 Kofu SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Hosaka was born in Kofu on March 3, 1937. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1959. He won 1960, 1961 and 1964 Emperor's Cup. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1968. He played 47 games in the league.

National team career

In November 1960, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1962 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on November 6, he debuted against South Korea. In 1962, he also played at the Asian Games. He was a regular goalkeeper in the early 1960s. In 1964, he was selected by Japan for the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. However, he did not compete, because he fractured his hand just before the Olympics. Instead, he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Kenzo Yokoyama. He played 19 games for Japan until 1964.[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Hosaka became a manager for his local club Kofu SC in 1973. He managed until 1977.

On January 21, 2018, Hosaka died of pneumonia in Kofu at the age of 80.[2]

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
196010
196160
196260
196350
196410
Total190

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. "元サッカー日本代表の保坂司氏が死去　８０歳" [Former Japanese national football player Takeshi Hosaka died, 80-years-old]. Sponichi Annex (in Japanese). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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