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Etsuko Handa (半田 悦子, Handa Etsuko, born May 10, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team, and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Etsuko Handa
半田 悦子

Personal information
Full name	Etsuko Handa
Date of birth	(1965-05-10) May 10, 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Shimizudaihachi SC
1989–1996	Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies	131	(71)
Total		131	(71)
National team
1981–1996	Japan	75	(19)
Honours Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies Winner Nadeshiko League 1989 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1990 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1991 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1992 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1993 Winner Empress's Cup 1991 Runner-up Empress's Cup 1989 Runner-up Empress's Cup 1990 Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1986 China 1991 Japan 1995 Malaysia 1989 Hong Kong 1993 Malaysia Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team 1994 Hiroshima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Handa was born in Shizuoka on May 10, 1965. She played for her local club Shimizudaihachi SC and Suzuyo Shimizu FC Lovely Ladies (formerly Shimizu FC Ladies). In 1989, at Shimizu FC Ladies, the club won championship in L.League first season. And she was named first MVP awards in the league. In 1993 season, she scored 14 goals and she became top scorer. She was selected Best Eleven 4 times (1989, 1990, 1993 and 1994).

National team career

In June 1981, when Handa was 16 years old, she selected Japan national team for 1981 AFC Championship. At this competition, on June 7, she debuted against Chinese Taipei. This match is Japan team first match in International A Match. On June 13, she scored a goal against Indonesia. This goal is Japan national team first goal in International A Match. And Japan won the match (1-0). This is Japan national team first victory. She also played at 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 AFC Championship, 1990, 1994 Asian Games. She was a member of Japan for 1991, 1995 World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics. She played 75 games and scored 19 goals for Japan until 1996.[1]

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1981	5	1
1982	0	0
1983	0	0
1984	3	0
1985	0	0
1986	13	2
1987	4	0
1988	3	1
1989	9	6
1990	6	4
1991	8	2
1992	0	0
1993	5	3
1994	5	0
1995	7	0
1996	7	0
Total	75	19

References

External links

• Etsuko Handa – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Etsuko Handa at Soccerway
• Etsuko Handa at WorldFootball.net
• Etsuko Handa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

На других языках

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[de] Etsuko Handa

Etsuko Handa (jap. 半田 悦子, Handa Etsuko; * 10. Mai 1965 in Shizuoka) ist eine ehemalige japanische Fußballspielerin.

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- [en] Etsuko Handa

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[fr] Etsuko Handa

Etsuko Handa (半田 悦子, Handa Etsuko?), née le 10 mai 1965, est une joueuse internationale de football japonaise. Elle évoluait au poste de milieu de terrain.

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[it] Etsuko Handa

Etsuko Handa (半田 悦子 Handa Etsuko?; Shizuoka, 10 maggio 1965) è un'allenatrice di calcio ed ex calciatrice giapponese, di ruolo centrocampista, tecnico del Chifure Elfen Saitama.

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