Arawa Kimura
Arawa Kimura (木村 現, Kimura Arawa, July 8, 1931 – February 21, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Arawa Kimura | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 8, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | February 21, 2007 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ebina, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroshima Normal School | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kwansei Gakuin University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kwangaku Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chudai Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1955 | Japan | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Kimura was born in Hiroshima on July 8, 1931. He played for Kwangaku Club (All Kwangaku) which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He also played for Chudai Club which was consisted of Chuo University players and graduates. He won 1950, 1953 and 1955 Emperor's Cup as a member of All Kwangaku and 1957 Emperor's Cup at Chudai Club.
In March 1954, Kimura was selected the Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 7, he debuted against South Korea. He also played at 1954 Asian Games. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1955.
On February 21, 2007, Kimura died in Ebina at the age of 75.
Statistics
| Japan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1954 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
References
Other websites
- Arawa Kimura at National Football Teams.com
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