Ryuichi Sugiyama (left) with coach Dettmar Cramer at the 1964 Olympics
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryuichi Sugiyama | ||
Date of birth | July 4, 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 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.