Setsu Sawagata
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Setsu Sawagata | ||
| Place of birth | Empire of Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Osaka SC | |||
| International career | |||
| 1923 | Japan | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Setsu Sawagata (澤潟 節, Sawagata Setsu) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Sawagata played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, Usaburo Hidaka, Toshio Hirabayashi, Kikuzo Kisaka, Yoshio Fujiwara and Shumpei Inoue were playing in those days.
National team career
In May 1923, Sawagata was selected Japan national team for 1923 Far Eastern Championship Games in Osaka. At this competition, on May 23, he debuted against Philippines. This match is Japan team first match in International A Match. Next day, he also played against Republic of China. But Japan lost in both matches (1-2, v Philippines and 1-5, v Republic of China). He played 2 games for Japan in 1923.[1]
