Ichiro Hosotani

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

Biography
Hosotani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on January 21, 1946. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1969. The club won the champions in 1969 Japan Soccer League and 1971 Emperor's Cup. In 1973, the club won Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 140 games and scored 58 goals in the league.

On July 13, 1978, when Hosotani was 32 years old, he debuted for the Japan national team against Iraq. He played four games and scored one goal for Japan that year.

Statistics

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|1969||rowspan="10"|Mitsubishi Motors||rowspan="10"|JSL Division 1||14||6
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|1970||12||6
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|1971||14||10
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|1972||14||6
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|1973||14||4
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|1974||15||5
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|1975||18||8
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|1976||16||7
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|1977||8||1
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|1978||15||5
140||58
140||58
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1978||4||1
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!Total||4||1
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References

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Category:1946 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Hyōgo Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players