What is Yoshiichi Watanabe?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Yoshiichi Watanabe |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Yoshiichi Watanabe |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1954|4|5}} |birth_place=[[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.70}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1970–1972|youthclubs1=[[Tohoku High School]] |youthyears2=1973–1976|youthclubs2=[[Sendai University]] |years1=1977–1982|clubs1=[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Mazda]]|caps1=81|goals1=3 |totalcaps=81|totalgoals=3 |nationalyears1=1979|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=6|nationalgoals1=1 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Mazda]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1978}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Yoshiichi Watanabe'''|渡辺 由一|Watanabe Yoshiichi|born April 5, 1954}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Watanabe was born on April 5, 1954. After graduating from [[Sendai University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima|Toyo Industries]] (later ''Mazda'') in 1977. The club won the 2nd place in 1978 [[Emperor's Cup]]. He retired in 1982. He played 81 games and scored 3 goals in the league. On June 16, 1979, Watanabe debuted for [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1979. ==Statistics== <ref>[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/watanabe_yoshiichi.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref> {{Football player national team statistics|JPN}} |- |1979||6||1 |- !Total||6||1 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{Sports links}} {{Japan-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Yoshiichi}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Japanese footballers]] [[Category:Japan international footballers]] [[Category:Japan Soccer League players]] [[Category:Sanfrecce Hiroshima playe