Kazu Naoki

Kazu Naoki (直木 和, Naoki Kazu; March 23, 1918 – 1940s) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Kazu Naoki
直木 和

Personal information
Full name	Kazu Naoki
Date of birth	(1918-03-23)March 23, 1918
Place of birth	Empire of Japan
Date of death	1940s
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Kobe Daiichi High School
	Tokyo Imperial University
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940	Japan	1	(0)

National team career

Naoki was born on March 23, 1918. On June 16, 1940, when he was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Philippines and Japan won the match.^[1] This match was the first match since 1936 Summer Olympics and the only match in the 1940s in Japan's International A Match due to World War II. Naoki died in an accident immediately after World War II.^[2][3]

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1940	1	0
Total	1	0