What is Hidemaro Watanabe?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Hidemaro Watanabe |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Hidemaro Watanabe |birth_date={{Birth date|1924|9|24}} |birth_place=[[Hiroshima]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] |death_date={{Death date and age|2011|10|12|1924|9|24}} |death_place=[[Hiroshima]], [[Hiroshima Prefecture|Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] |height= |position=[[Goalkeeper]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=|youthclubs1=[[Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School|Hiroshima Daiichi High School]] |youthyears2=|youthclubs2=[[Kokugakuin University]] |years1=|clubs1=[[Chugoku Electric Power SC|Chugoku Electric Power]]|caps1=|goals1= |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=1954|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Hidemaro Watanabe'''|渡部 英麿|Watanabe Hidemaro|September 24, 1924 – October 12, 2011}} was a [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Watanabe was born in [[Hiroshima]] on September 24, 1924. After graduating from [[Kokugakuin University]], he played for [[Chugoku Electric Power SC|Chugoku Electric Power]]. In March 1954, Watanabe was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] qualification. At this qualification, on March 14, he debuted against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. He also played at [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954 Asian Games]]. He played 2 games for Japan in 1954. On October 12, 2011, Watanabe died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in [[Hiroshima]] at the age of 87. ==Statistics== <ref>[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/watanabe_hidemaro.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref> {{Football player national team statistics|JPN}} |- |1954||2||0 |- !Total||2||0 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Sports links}} {{Japan-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Hidemar