Naoemon Shimizu

Japanese footballer

Naoemon Shimizu
清水直右衛門

Personal information

Full name

Naoemon Shimizu

Place of birth

Hiroshima, Empire of Japan

Date of death

(1945-08-06)August 6, 1945

Place of death

Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Empire of Japan

Position(s)

Forward

Youth career

Hiroshima Daiichi High School

Kobe Higher Commercial School

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

Rijo Shukyu-Dan

International career

1923

Japan

(1)

Medal record

Rijo Shukyu-Dan

Winner	Emperor's Cup	1924
Winner	Emperor's Cup	1925

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Naoemon Shimizu (清水直右衛門, Shimizu Naoemon, ? – August 6, 1945) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Shimizu was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He played for his local club Rijo Shukyu-Dan. He won 1924 and 1925 Emperor's Cup with international players Shizuo Miyama and Sachi Kagawa.

National team career

In May 1923, Shimizu 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 played and scored a goal 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 and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1923.^[1]

After retirement

After retirement, Shimizu kept a kimono shop in Hiroshima. However, on August 6, 1945, he (aged 44) died with his wife (aged 38) (Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).^[2]