Naoemon Shimizu

Naoemon Shimizu was a Japanese football player. He was an early member to play for the Japan national team, just two years after the national team's formation in 1921.

Club career

Shimizu was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He played for his local club Rijo Shukyu-Dan where he won both the 1924 and the 1925 Emperor's Cup with his fellow club and national teammates Shizuo Miyama and Sachi Kagawa.

National team career

In May 1923, Shimizu was selected to play for the Japan national team at the Football at the [1923 Far Eastern Championship Games|1923 Far Eastern Championship Games] in Osaka. At this competition, on May 23, he debuted against the Philippines. This match would be Japan's first International A Match featuring a first team. The next day, Shimizu played and scored a goal against the Republic of China; Japan would lose both matches. Shimizu would only feature twice for Japan.

After retirement

After retirement, Shimizu kept a kimono shop in Hiroshima. On August 6, 1945, he died with his wife due to the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.