Kazu Naoki

Kazu Naoki

Personal information
Full name	Kazu Naoki
Date of birth	(1918-03-23)March 23, 1918
Place of birth	Japan
Date of death	1940s
Place of death	Japan
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
Team
	Kobe Daiichi High School
	Tokyo Imperial University
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940	Japan	1	(0)

Kazu Naoki (直木 和, Naoki Kazu, March 23, 1918 – 1940s) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Naoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match. This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's "International A Match" due to World War II. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1940	1	0
Total	1	0

Other websites

• Kazu Naoki at National Football Teams.com