*anese footballer and manager*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi, born July 4, 1941) is a former *anese football player and manager. He played for *an national team.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 National team career
• 3 Coaching career
• 4 Club statistics
• 5 National team statistics
  • 5.1 National team goals
• 6 Awards
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Club career

Sugiyama was born in Shizuoka on July 4, 1941. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined *an Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1966. The club won the champion in 1969 and 1973. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1973. In his 8 seasons, he played all matches except 1 game in 1970 season and he was selected Best Eleven in all seasons. He was also selected *anese Footballer of the Year 3 times (1964, 1969 and 1973).

National team career

On May 28, 1961, during Rōnin for university, Sugiyama debuted for *an national team against Malaya. He played at 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At 1964 Summer Olympics, he played 3 games and scored 2 goals against Argentina and Ghana. At 1968 Summer Olympics, he played 6 matches and *isted 5 goals and *an won bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected *an Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1962, 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. At 1972 Summer Olympics qualification in 1971, *an's failure to qualify for 1972 Summer Olympics. This qualification was his last game for *an. He played 56 games and scored 15 goals for *an until 1971.

Coaching career

After retirement, Sugiyama became a manager for Yamaha Motors in 1974. He led the club to the *an Soccer League Division 1. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1987.

In 2005, Sugiyama was selected *an Football Hall of Fame.

Club statistics

National team statistics

National team goals

Awards

• *anese Football Player of the Year: (3) 1964, 1969, 1973
• *an Soccer League Best Eleven: (8) 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
• *an Soccer League Silver Ball (*ist Leader): (3) 1968, 1969, 1971

References

External links

• Ryuichi Sugiyama – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Ryuichi Sugiyama at National-Football-Teams.com
• *an National Football Team Database
• *an Football Hall of Fame at *an Football *ociation
• *an Football Hall of Fame (*an team at 1968 Olympics) at *an Football *ociation