Hiroshi Kagawa

Japanese footballer and journalist

Hiroshi Kagawa
賀川浩
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Kagawa
Date of birth	(1924-12-29) 29 December 1924 (age 99)
Place of birth	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Kobe University of Commerce
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Osaka SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroshi Kagawa (賀川浩, Kagawa Hiroshi, born 29 December 1924) is Japanese former football player and journalist. His brother Taro Kagawa was also footballer.

Playing career

Hiroshi Kagawa was born in Kobe in 1924. After graduating from Kobe University of Commerce, he played for Osaka SC. He and his team won second place at 1952 Emperor's Cup. His teammates included Taro Kagawa, Taizo Kawamoto, Toshio Iwatani, and others.

Journalist career

Hiroshi Kagawa started a journalist career in 1951. In 1952, he joined Sankei Shimbun. He also served as editor of Sankei Sports from 1974 to 1984. In 1990, he retired and then became a freelance journalist. He also produced "Japan Soccer Archive" with Japan Football Museum [ja] from 2007. In 2010, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. He covered ten World Cups. At the 2014 World Cup, he was 89 years old and was the oldest media representative on duty. On January 12, 2015, he was presented with the FIFA Presidential Award at the 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or by President Sepp Blatter.^[1]