Ichiji Otani

Ichiji Otani
大谷 一二

Personal information
Full name	Ichiji Otani
Date of birth	(1912-08-31)August 31, 1912
Place of birth	Hyogo, Empire of Japan
Date of death	November 23, 2007(2007-11-23) (aged 95)
Place of death	Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
????–1936	Kobe University of Commerce
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934	Japan	3	(1)

Ichiji Otani (大谷 一二, Otani Ichiji, August 31, 1912 – November 23, 2007) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

National team career

Otani was born in Hyogo Prefecture on August 31, 1912. In May 1934, when he was a Kobe University of Commerce student, he was selected Japan national team for 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, on May 13, he debuted against Dutch East Indies. He also played against Philippines and Republic of China. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1934.^[1]

After retirement

After graduation from Kobe University of Commerce, Otani retired from playing career and he joined Toyo Boseki. He served as president from 1974 to 1978 and chairman from 1978 to 1983.

On November 23, 2007, Otani died of senility at the age of 95.^[2]

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1934	3	1
Total	3	1

References

1. Japan National Football Team Database
2. Asahi Shimbun Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

External links

• Ichiji Otani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database