Mitsubishi was one of the strongest Japanese clubs in the 1960s and 1970s. They made a trip to South America for two main reasons: to promote the company's name in the region and to play a lot of games as preparation for Asian events. All players were amateurs and employees of the company in Japan. Mitsubishi played its games with four Olympic players (Tokio 1964 and Ciudad de México 1968): Kenzo Yokoyama (goalkeeper), Hiroshi Katayama and Takaji Mori (midfield), and Ryuichi Sugiyama (forward). Both games in Venezuela were played at Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas. [Jan 24, Sat]
River Plate 3-1 Mitsubishi
[O.Mas 36, Onishi 73og, E.Gennoni 78; Ochiai 68]
River Plate: J.Pérez (H.Carballo); R.Morcillo, M.A.López, J.C.Guzmán, J.Dominichi;
R.Pérez (E.Dreyer), C.Rodríguez (R.Gutierrez); E.Gennoni; L.Scotta, D.Onega, O.Mas.
Coach: A.Labruna. Mitsubishi: Yokoyama; Kikukawa, Tajima, Onishi, Yoshimi;
Katayama, Mori; Hosotani, Ochiai, Yoshimi, Sugiyama.
Referee: A.Oviedo.
[Jan 27, Tue]
Belgrano (Córdoba) 1-1 Mitsubishi [at Talleres (Córdoba)]
[F.Rivadero 37; Okubo 18]
Belgrano: E.Montilla; R.Pavón, R.Lupo, J.L.López, M.Garay;
L.Maidana (F.Altamirano), F.Rivadero; M.Chaldú, A.Licciardi (B.Cos), O.Dalombo (E.Olivera), C.Rabbito (J.Delgado).
Mitsubishi: Yokoyama; Kikukawa, Onishi, Katayama, Yoshimi;
Daini, Ochiai, Mori; Hosotani (Tajima), Okubo, Sugiyama.
Coach: Ninomiya.
Referee: H.Gómez.
[Feb 1, Sun]
São Paulo FC 8-0 Mitsubishi [at Morumbí]
[Zé Roberto 8, 70, 81, Carlos Alberto 13, Gérson 18, Dias 32]
São Paulo FC: Sérgio; Cláudio, Jurandir, Dias, Tenente;
Carlos Alberto (Nené), Gérson; Miruca (Válter), Zé Roberto, Toninho (Babá), Paraná.
Mitsubishi: Yokoyama; Kikukawa, Onishi, Katayama, Yoshimi (Sekia);
Daini, Ochiai, Mori; Hosotani (Hashikawa), Okubo, Sugiyama.
Coach: Ninomiya.
Referee: V.Serra.
[Feb 5, Thu]
América (MG) 1-0 Mitsubishi [at Estádio Minas Gerais]
[Julinho 89]
[Feb 15, Sun]
Flamengo 3-1 Mitsubishi [at Maracanã]
[Sérgio 35, Mário Sérgio 60, Adão 86; Ochiai 17]
Flamengo: Ubirajara; João Carlos, Luis Carlos, Guilherme (Marins), Tinteiro;
Cardoso, Luis Claudio (Luis Henrique); Mário Sérgio, Zélio, Michila, Adão.
Mitsubishi: Yokoyama; Kikukawa, Onishi, Katayama, Daini;
Sekia, Mori; Ogdani, Mishui, Ochiai (Okubo), Sugiyama.
Coach: Ninomiya.
Referee: Geraldino César.
[Feb 18, Wed]
Unión Deportiva Canarias 2 – Mitsubishi 0
[Tony 2, Luis Carlos 42]
UD Canarias: Juan Arocha, Herrera, Bolina, Sánchez, Chicho, Luis Carlos,
Ancheta, Tony, Reinaldo, Fogli, Cecilio. Manager: Miguel Arias;
Mitsubishi: Yokoyama, Kikukawa, Ohnish, Katamaya, Sekiya, Mori,
Ochiai, Daini, Hosotani, Michio, Sugiyama. Manager: Kengi Mori;
Ref: Iván Barrios, Urbina, Castro (all Venezuelan)]
[Feb 22, Sun] Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Venezuela* 2 – Mitsubishi 0 [Cecilio 18, Ancheta 40] Liga Mayor: Varela, Antonio Ravelo (Sánchez), Boliña, Vicente, Chicho (Pedrito), Pito Useche, Ancheta, Luis Carlos (Jair), Tejera (Dumaurier), Waldemar, Cecilio; Mitsubishi: Yokoyama, Katayama, Morita, Sekiya (Yoshimi), Mori, Ochaiai, Sugiyama, Kikukawa, Daini, Hosotani, Ashikaga. Manager: Kenji Mori; Ref: Sergio Bini (Venezuela)] *Group of players of the Liga Mayor de Fútbol de Venezuela: Deportivo Portugués: Valera, Bolinha (brazilian), Pedrito; Unión Deportiva Canarias: Antonio Ravelo, Chicho, Cecilio; Deportivo Italia: Pito Useche, Vicente Arrúa; Zulia FC: Tejera; Anzoátegui FC: Dumurier; Aragua FC: Waldemar (brazilian).
Sources: Jornal dos Sports, El Nacional, Venezuelan newspaper.
Prepared and maintained by Pablo Ciullini and Eliézer Sebastián Pérez Pérez for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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