Ichiro Hosotani

Ichiro Hosotani
細谷一郎
Personal information
Full name	Ichiro Hosotani
Date of birth	January 21, 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth	Hyogo, Japan
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1962–1964	Kobe High School
1965–1968	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1969–1978	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
International career
1978	Japan
Medal record
Mitsubishi Motors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ichiro Hosotani (細谷一郎, Hosotani Ichirō, born January 21, 1946) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Hosotani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on January 21, 1946. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1969. The club won the league 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.

National team career

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.^[1]