Michio Ashikaga

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

Biography
Ashikaga was born in Akita Prefecture on May 22, 1950. After graduating from Akita Commercial High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1969. The club won the league champions in 1969, 1973 and 1978. The club also won 1971, 1973, 1978 Emperor's Cup and 1978 JSL Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 132 games and scored 36 goals in the league.

In September 1971, Ashikaga was selected the Japan national team for 1972 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on September 23, he debuted against Malaysia. He also played at 1974 World Cup qualification. He played 7 games for Japan until 1975.

Statistics

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|1969||rowspan="10"|Mitsubishi Motors||rowspan="10"|JSL Division 1||5||3
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|1970||12||2
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|1971||13||4
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|1972||14||3
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|1973||18||8
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|1974||18||5
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|1975||18||1
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|1976||17||4
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|1977||17||6
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|1978||0||0
132||36
132||36
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1971||1||0
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|1972||3||0
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|1973||2||0
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|1974||0||0
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|1975||1||0
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!Total||7||0
|}

References

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Category:1950 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Akita Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players