Daigoro Kondo

Daigoro Kondo
Personal information
Full name	Daigoro Kondo
Date of birth	June 1, 1907
Place of birth	Tokyo, 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
National team
1927	Japan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Biography

Kondo was born in Tokyo Metropolis on June 1, 1907. He played for Tokyo Imperial University LB which 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 the Japan national team for 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.

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.^[1]

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