Seishiro Shimatani

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

Biography
Shimatani was born in Kyoto on November 6, 1938. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1961. In 1965, Furukawa Electric joined new league Japan Soccer League and he played in 1 season in the league. After he left the club, he played for his local club Kyoto Shiko Club.

On January 11, 1959, when Shimatani was a Kansai University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Singapore.

Shimatani managed his local club Kyoto Shiko Club (later Kyoto Purple Sanga) in 1972. 1972 season is first season Kyoto Shiko Club was promoted to new division, Japan Soccer League Division 2 from Japanese Regional Leagues. He managed until 1974. In 1977, he managed for Kyoto Shiko Club again. However, in 1978 season, the club was relegated to Regional Leagues. He resigned in 1978. In 1994, he signed with Kyoto Purple Sanga. He resigned in September.

On October 24, 2001, Shimatani died of cirrhosis in Kyoto at the age of 62.

Statistics

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|1965||Furukawa Electric||JSL Division 1||8||2
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8||2
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Japan National Football Team Database

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|1959||1||0
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!Total||1||0
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References

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Category:1938 births
Category:2001 deaths
Category:Footballers from Kyoto Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:JEF United Chiba players
Category:Kyoto Sanga FC players