Kazuo Ozaki

Kazuo Ozaki (尾崎 加寿夫, Ozaki Kazuo, born March 7, 1960) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made 17 appearances for the Japan national team scoring three goals.

Kazuo Ozaki
尾崎 加寿夫

Personal information
Full name	Kazuo Ozaki
Date of birth	(1960-03-07) March 7, 1960
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1975–1977	Nihon University High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1983	Mitsubishi Motors	63	(18)
1983–1988	Arminia Bielefeld	113	(18)
1988–1989	FC St. Pauli	6	(0)
1989–1990	TuRU Düsseldorf
1990–1992	Urawa Reds	15	(2)
1993–1994	Verdy Kawasaki	2	(0)
International career
1979	Japan U-20	3	(0)
1981–1983	Japan	17	(3)
Medal record Urawa Reds Winner Japan Soccer League 1978 Winner Japan Soccer League 1982 Winner JSL Cup 1978 Winner JSL Cup 1981 Winner Emperor's Cup 1978 Winner Emperor's Cup 1980 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1979 Verdy Kawasaki Winner J1 League 1993 Winner J1 League 1994 Winner J.League Cup 1993 Winner J.League Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ozaki was born in Tokyo on March 7, 1960. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1978. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He was also selected Japanese Footballer of the Year awards in 1982.

In July 1983, Ozaki moved to Germany and joined Arminia Bielefeld. He was the second Japanese to play in the Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera. In 1985, Arminia Bielefeld was relegated to 2. Bundesliga. From 1988, he played at FC St. Pauli (1988–89) and TuRU Düsseldorf (1989–90).

In 1990, Ozaki returned to Japan and joined Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds). He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1993. He retired in 1994.

International career

In August 1979, Ozaki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. He played in three matches as captain. On February 8, 1981, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. He played at 1982 Asian Games. He played 17 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1983. After he moved to Germany in 1983, he was not selected Japan.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mitsubishi Motors	1978	JSL Division 1	1	0
	1979		13	1
	1980		11	1
	1981		10	5	1	1	5	4	16	10
	1982		18	8	2	2	2	3	22	13
	1983		10	4	0	0	0	0	10	4
	Total		63	19	3	3	8	7	74	29
Arminia Bielefeld	1983–84	Bundesliga	33	5	2	1			35	6
	1984–85		23	4	1	1			24	5
	1985–86	2. Bundesliga	28	3	1	0			29	3
	1986–87		13	3	1	0			14	3
	1987–88		16	3	1	0			17	3
	Total		113	18	6	2			119	20
FC St. Pauli	1988–89	Bundesliga	6	0	0	0			6	0
TuRU 1880 Düsseldorf	1989–90
Mitsubishi Motors	1990–91	JSL Division 1	6	1	2	3	0	0	8	4
	1991–92		9	1			1	0	10	1
	Total		15	2	2	3	1	0	18	5
Urawa Reds	1992	J1 League	-		2	0	4	1	6	1
Verdy Kawasaki	1993	J1 League	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1994		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			262	57	13	8	13	8	288	73

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1981	9	2
	1982	7	1
	1983	1	0
Total		17	3

External links

• Kazuo Ozaki – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kazuo Ozaki at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Kazuo Ozaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Kazuo Ozaki at WorldFootball.net
• Kazuo Ozaki at fussballdaten.de (in German)