What is Ichiji Otani?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Ichiji Otani |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Ichiji Otani |birth_date={{Birth date|1912|8|31}} |birth_place=[[Hyogo Prefecture|Hyogo]], [[Japan]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2007|11|23|1912|8|31}} |death_place=[[Japan]] |height= |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=????–1936|youthclubs1=[[Kobe University|Kobe University of Commerce]] |years1=|clubs1=|caps1=|goals1= |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=1934|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=3|nationalgoals1=1 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Ichiji Otani'''|大谷 一二|Otani Ichiji|August 31, 1912 – November 23, 2007}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Otani was born in [[Hyogo Prefecture]] on August 31, 1912. In May 1934, when he was a [[Kobe University|Kobe University of Commerce]] student, he was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[Far Eastern Championship Games]] in [[Manila]]. At this competition, on May 13, he debuted against [[Indonesia national football team|Dutch East Indies]]. He also played against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] and [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Republic of China]]. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1934. After graduation from [[Kobe University|Kobe University of Commerce]], Otani retired from playing career and he joined [[Toyobo|Toyo Boseki]]. He served as president from 1974 to 1978 and chairman from 1978 to 1983. On November 23, 2007, Otani died of senility at the age of 95.<ref>[http://www.asahi.com/kansai/okuyami/OSK200711260069.html Asahi Shimbun] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021710/http://www.asahi.com/kansai/okuyami/OSK200711260069.html |date=2016-03-05 }}{{in lang|ja}}</ref> ==Statistics== <ref>[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/otani_ichiji.html Japan National Football T