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Ryuichi Sugiyama

Ryuichi Sugiyama
Ryuichi Sugiyama and Dettmar Cramer 1964.jpg
Ryuichi Sugiyama (left) with coach Dettmar Cramer at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Ryuichi Sugiyama
Date of birth (1941-07-04) July 4, 1941 (age 75)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1962–1965 Meiji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1973 Mitsubishi Motors 115 (41)
Total 115 (41)
National team
1961–1971 Japan 56 (15)
Teams managed
1974–1986 Yamaha Motors
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Ryuichi Sugiyama (杉山 隆一, Sugiyama Ryūichi?, born July 4, 1941) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Ryuichi Sugiyama was born in Shizuoka on July 4, 1941. He played for Japan national team from 1961 to 1971. He won the bronze medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He also participated in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and scored two goals. Sugiyama later became a manager and led Yamaha Motors to the Japan Soccer League Division 1. He is their longest-serving manager, having led the club from 1974 to 1986.


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