Koichi Oita

Japanese footballer and manager

Koichi Oita
種田 孝一Personal information

Full name|  Koichi Oita
Date of birth|  (1914-04-09)April 9, 1914
Place of birth|  Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Date of death|  September 11, 1996(1996-09-11) (aged 82)
Place of death|  Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Height|  1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
????|  Mito High School
????–1937|  Tokyo Imperial University
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1936|  Japan|  2|  (0)
Managerial career
1947–1956|  Sumitomo Metal

Koichi Oita (種田 孝一, Oita Koichi, April 9, 1914 – September 11, 1996) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

## National team career[edit]

Sano

Horie

Oita

Takeuchi

Tatsuhara

Kim

Ukon

T. Kamo

Matsunaga

Kawamoto

S. Kamo

Miracle of Berlin (1936 Olympics 1st round v Sweden on August 4)

Oita was born in Tokyo on April 9, 1914. In 1936, when he was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1] At this competition, on August 4, he debuted against Sweden. Although he was a midfielder, he played as a defender. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. On August 7, he also played against Italy. He played 2 games for Japan in 1936.[2]

## Coaching career[edit]

After retirement, in 1947, Oita became a manager for new club Sumitomo Metal and managed until 1956.

September 11, 1996, Oita died of heart failure in Bunkyo, Tokyo at the age of 82.

## National team statistics[edit]

[2]

Japan national team

Year | Apps | Goals
1936 | 2 | 0
Total | 2 | 0

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Koichi Oita". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
2. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database

## External links[edit]

* Koichi Oita – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Koichi Oita at National-Football-Teams.com
* Japan National Football Team Database
* Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
* Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Koichi Oita". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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Japan football squad – 1936 Summer Olympics

* GK Fuwa
* GK Sano
* DF Horie
* DF Y. Suzuki
* DF Takeuchi (c)
* MF Kim
* MF Oita
* MF Sasano
* MF Tatsuhara
* FW S. Kamo
* FW T. Kamo
* FW Kawamoto
* FW Matsunaga
* FW Nishimura
* FW Takahashi
* FW Ukon
* Coach: S. Suzuki

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