Ken Naganuma

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Ken Naganuma
Dettmar Cramer 1963.jpg
with Dettmar Cramer (1963)
Personnel
birthday 5th September 1930
place of birth Hiroshima ,  Japan
date of death June 2, 2008
Place of death Japan
position striker
Juniors
Years station
Kwansei Gakuin University
Chūō University
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1955-1966 Furukawa Electric SC (8th)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1954-1961 Japan 4 (1)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1958–1962 Furukawa Electric SC
1962-1969 Japan
1971-1976 Japan
1 Only league games are given.

Ken Naganuma ( Japanese 長 沼 健 , Naganuma Ken ; born September 5, 1930 in Hiroshima , Hiroshima Prefecture , † June 2, 2008 ) was a Japanese national football player, coach and official.

Naganuma made his debut in 1954 in a World Cup qualifier against the selection of South Korea. He managed his only international goal. Three more internationals followed. His only known station was the Furukawa Electric SC (now JEF United Ichihara Chiba ) team. There he was already a player-coach in 1958 and held this position until he became the head coach of the Japanese national team in 1962 . He held this position with one interruption until 1976.

From 1994 to 1998 he was President of the Japan Football Association .

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personal data
SURNAME Naganuma, Ken
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 長 沼 健 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese soccer player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH 5th September 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Hiroshima , Hiroshima Prefecture , Japan
DATE OF DEATH June 2, 2008