Eizo Yuguchi

Eizo Yuguchi
Personal information
Full name	Eizo Yuguchi
Date of birth	July 4, 1945
Place of birth	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Date of death	February 2, 2003 (aged 57)
Place of death	Nara, Nara, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1961–1963	Meisei High School
1964–1967	Kansai University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1968–1972	Yanmar Diesel
Total
National team
1969–1970	Japan
Honours
Yanmar Diesel
Representing Japan
Olympic Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Eizo Yuguchi (湯口栄蔵, Yuguchi Eizo, July 4, 1945 – February 2, 2003) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Yuguchi was born in Osaka on July 4, 1945. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined his local club Yanmar Diesel in 1968. The club won the Japan Soccer League champions in 1971. The club also won 1968 and 1970 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1972. He played 66 games and scored 3 goals in the league.

In October 1968, Yuguchi was selected the Japan national team for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and Japan won the bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He also played at 1970 World Cup qualification and 1970 Asian Games. He played 5 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1970.

On February 2, 2003, Yuguchi died of stomach cancer in Nara at the age of 57.