Tetsuo Sugamata

Tetsuo Sugamata

Personal information
Full name	Tetsuo Sugamata
Date of birth	(1957-11-29) November 29, 1957
Place of birth	Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1973–1975	Saitama Urawa Minami High School
1976–1979	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1987	Hitachi
International career
1978–1984	Japan	23	(0)
Medal record Hitachi Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1982 Runner-up JSL Cup 1980
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tetsuo Sugamata (菅又 哲男, Sugamata Tetsuo; born November 29, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sugamata was born in Utsunomiya on November 29, 1957. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Hitachi in 1980. The club won the 2nd place in 1980 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1987. He played 131 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1980 and 1982).

On July 23, 1978, when Sugamata was a Hosei University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Singapore. After he joined Hitachi, he played for Japan again in June 1980. In December, he was selected Japan for 1982 World Cup qualification. In 1982, he also played at 1982 Asian Games. He played 23 games for Japan until 1984.

Statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1978	1	0
1979	0	0
1980	7	0
1981	3	0
1982	6	0
1983	5	0
1984	1	0
Total	23	0

Other websites

• Tetsuo Sugamata at WorldFootball.net
• Tetsuo Sugamata at National-Football-Teams.com