Shusaku Hirasawa (平沢 周策, Hirasawa Shusaku, born March 5, 1949) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
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Full name | Shusaku Hirasawa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1949-03-05) March 5, 1949 (age 73) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Akita, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–1966 | Akita Commercial High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1978 | Hitachi | 160 | (20) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 160 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1974 | Japan | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hirasawa was born in Akita Prefecture on March 5, 1949. After graduating from high school, he joined Hitachi in 1967. In 1972, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club won 1975 Emperor's Cup and 1976 JSL Cup. He retired in 1978. He played 160 games and scored 20 goals in the league.
On August 4, 1972, Hirasawa debuted for Japan national team against the Philippines. In 1973, he was selected by Japan for the 1974 World Cup qualification. He also played in the 1974 Asian Games. He played 11 games and scored one goal for Japan until 1974.[1]
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1967 | Hitachi | JSL Division 1 | 11 | 4 |
1968 | 13 | 3 | ||
1969 | 13 | 2 | ||
1970 | 14 | 1 | ||
1971 | 11 | 1 | ||
1972 | 14 | 2 | ||
1973 | 17 | 2 | ||
1974 | 15 | 2 | ||
1975 | 18 | 1 | ||
1976 | 17 | 2 | ||
1977 | 7 | 0 | ||
1978 | 10 | 0 | ||
Total | 160 | 20 |
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1972 | 2 | 0 |
1973 | 4 | 1 |
1974 | 5 | 0 |
Total | 11 | 1 |
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