Daigoro Kondo

Daigoro Kondo
近藤台五郎
Personal information
Full name	Daigoro Kondo
Date of birth	June 1, 1907
Place of birth	Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Date of death	February 9, 1991 (aged 83)
Place of death	Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Mito High School
????–1932	Tokyo Imperial University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Tokyo Imperial University LB
International career
1927	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daigoro Kondo (近藤台五郎, Kondo Daigoro, June 1, 1907 – February 9, 1991) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career edit

Kondo was born in Tokyo on June 1, 1907. He played for Tokyo Imperial University LB was consisted of his alma mater Tokyo Imperial University players and graduates.

In August 1927, when Kondo was a Mito High School student, he was selected Japan national team for 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai. At this competition, on August 27, he debuted against Republic of China. On August 29, he also played against Philippines and Japan won this match. This is Japan national team first victory in International A Match. He played 2 games for Japan in 1927.^[1]

After graduating from Tokyo Imperial University, Kondo retired and became a doctor. He served as a professor of Tokyo Women's Medical University and so on.^[2]

On February 9, 1991, Kondo died of intracranial hemorrhage in Yokosuka at the age of 83.