How tall is Masashi Watanabe?

Masashi Watanabe's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 85% of men in Japan.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 85% of men in Japan born in 1936 (average 164.2 cm).

Watanabe next to his teammates

Teruki Miyamoto is 1 cm taller than Masashi Watanabe (171 cm), teammate at Nippon Steel Yahata SC from 1959 to 1971.

Hisao Kami is 6 cm taller than Masashi Watanabe (176 cm), teammate at Nippon Steel Yahata SC from 1960 to 1971.

Kiyoshi Tomizawa is the same height than Masashi Watanabe (170 cm), teammate at Japan men's national football team from 1965 to 1969.

About Masashi Watanabe

Masashi Watanabe was a Japanese football player and manager who played for and later managed the Japan national team. He was born on 11 January 1936 in Hiroshima and died on 7 December 1995. After high school he joined Yawata Steel, later Nippon Steel, in 1954, left in 1958 to study at Rikkyo University, and rejoined the club in 1962.

Watanabe played 79 league games and scored 19 goals before retiring in 1971, and was selected Best Eleven in 1968. He debuted for Japan against Hong Kong on 25 December 1958 while a Rikkyo student. He played at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he scored 2 goals against Brazil and France and Japan won the bronze medal. He played 39 games and scored 19 goals for Japan until 1969.

Watanabe stood a listed 170 cm (5'7"). Teruki Miyamoto, his teammate at Nippon Steel Yahata SC from 1959 to 1971, is listed at 171 cm (5'7") and is 1 cm taller. Kiyoshi Tomizawa, who played with him for the Japan men's national football team from 1965 to 1969, has the same listed height.

Frequently asked

How tall is Masashi Watanabe in feet and inches? Masashi Watanabe was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Masashi Watanabe compared to Teruki Miyamoto? Teruki Miyamoto is 1 cm taller than Masashi Watanabe: 171 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Masashi Watanabe compared to Hisao Kami? Hisao Kami is 6 cm taller than Masashi Watanabe: 176 cm (5'9") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Masashi Watanabe compared to Kiyoshi Tomizawa? Kiyoshi Tomizawa is the same height than Masashi Watanabe: 170 cm (5'7") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Masashi Watanabe tall for men in Japan? At 170 cm he was taller than about 85% of men in Japan born in 1936, whose average height is 164.2 cm.

Sources

• Masashi Watanabe on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Masashi Watanabe on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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