Shozo Tsugitani

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継谷昌三

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|fullname=Shozo Tsugitani

|birth_date={{Birth date|1940|6|25}}

|birth_place=Hyogo, Empire of Japan

|death_date={{Death date and age|1978|6|2|1940|6|25}}

|death_place=Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

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|position=Midfielder

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|youthyears1=1956–1958|youthclubs1=Kwansei Gakuin High School

|youthyears2=1959–1962|youthclubs2=Kwansei Gakuin University

|years1=1963–1967|clubs1=Mitsubishi Motors|caps1=40|goals1=16

|totalcaps=40|totalgoals=16

|nationalyears1=1961–1965|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=12|nationalgoals1=4

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{{Nihongo|Shozo Tsugitani|継谷昌三|Tsugitani Shōzō|June 25, 1940 – June 2, 1978}} was a Japanese football player.

Club career

Tsugitani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on June 25, 1940. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1963. In 1965,Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1967. He played 40 games and scored 16 goals in the league.

National team career

On August 15, 1961, when he was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Indonesia. He played at 1962 Asian Games. In 1964, he was selected Japan for 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but he did not compete. He played 12 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1965.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/tsugitani_shozo.html Japan National Football Team Database]

On June 2, 1978, Tsugitani died of cirrhosis in Kobe at the age of 37.