Eizo Yuguchi

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

Biography
Yuguchi was born in Osaka on July 4, 1945. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined his local club Yanmar Diesel in 1968. The club won the Japan Soccer League champions in 1971. The club also won 1968 and 1970 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1972. He played 66 games and scored 3 goals in the league.

In October 1968, Yuguchi was selected the Japan national team for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and Japan won the bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1970 World Cup qualification and 1970 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1970.

On February 2, 2003, Yuguchi died of stomach cancer in Nara at the age of 57.

Statistics
Japan National Football Team Database

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References

Other websites

 Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

Category:1945 births
Category:2003 deaths
Category:Footballers from Osaka Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Cerezo Osaka players
Category:Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Japan
Category:Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics