Tsukasa Hosaka

was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
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.

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 play in the match, 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.

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.

Statistics
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1960||1||0
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|1961||6||0
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|1962||6||0
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|1963||5||0
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|1964||1||0
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!Total||19||0
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References

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Category:1937 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Footballers from Yamanashi Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:JEF United Chiba players
Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Category:Deaths from pneumonia