Yoshio Okada

Yoshio Okada
岡田吉夫
Personal information
Full name	Yoshio Okada
Date of birth	August 11, 1926
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	June 22, 2002 (aged 75)
Place of death	Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Kobe Daiichi High School
	Waseda University
Senior career*
National team
Representing Japan
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yoshio Okada (岡田吉夫, Okada Yoshio, August 11, 1926 – June 22, 2002) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Okada was born in Kobe on August 11, 1926. He played for Kwangaku Club and Rokko Club.

In March 1951, Okada was selected Japan national team for Japan team first game after World War II, 1951 Asian Games. At this competition, on March 7, he debuted against Iran. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 7 games for Japan until 1954.[1]

On June 22, 2002, Okada died of heart failure in Hachioji at the age of 75.

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