Shozo Tsugitani

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

Biography
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.

On August 15, 1961, when Tsugitani was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for the 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 play in the match. He played 12 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 1965.

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

Statistics
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1961||2||0
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|1962||2||0
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|1963||5||4
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|1964||1||0
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|1965||2||0
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!Total||12||4
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References

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Category:1940 births
Category:1978 deaths
Category:Footballers from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players
Category:Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics