| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoshiichi Watanabe | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 5, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Tohoku High School | ||||||||||
| 1973–1976 | Sendai University | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1977–1982 | Mazda | 81 | (3) | ||||||||
| Total | 81 | (3) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1979 | Japan | 6 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Yoshiichi Watanabe (渡辺 由一, Watanabe Yoshiichi, born April 5, 1954) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Watanabe was born on April 5, 1954. After graduating from Sendai University, he joined Toyo Industries (later Mazda) in 1977. The club won the 2nd place in 1978 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1982. He played 81 games and scored three goals in the league.
On June 16, 1979, Watanabe debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. He played six games and scored one goal for Japan in 1979.[1]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1979 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |