How tall is Saburo Kawabuchi?

Saburo Kawabuchi's listed height is 172 cm (5'8"). He is taller than about 91% of men in Japan.

Where 172 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 91% of men in Japan born in 1936 (average 164.2 cm).

Kawabuchi next to his teammates

Mitsuo Kamata is 5 cm taller than Saburo Kawabuchi (177 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1961 to 1970.

Masakatsu Miyamoto is 1 cm shorter than Saburo Kawabuchi (171 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1961 to 1970.

Shigeo Yaegashi is 2 cm taller than Saburo Kawabuchi (174 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1961 to 1969.

About Saburo Kawabuchi

Saburo Kawabuchi is a Japanese former footballer and football manager, born on 3 December 1936 in Takaishi. He played baseball at first, in elementary and junior high school, then joined the football team at Mikunigaoka High School in Osaka. He studied commerce at Waseda University, where he played for the university football team.

After university, Kawabuchi played for Furukawa Electric in the early days of the Japan Soccer League. In the first league season he became the first player to score a hat-trick, against Nagoya Mutual Bank. He retired in 1970 after playing 68 league games and scoring 10 goals. He played for and managed the Japan national team. He is the founder and honorary chairman of the J.League, and he served as president of the Japan Football Association from 2002 to 2008.

At a listed 172 cm (5'8"), Kawabuchi is shorter than Mitsuo Kamata, listed at 177 cm (5'10"), his teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1961 to 1970. Kamata is 5 cm taller. Masakatsu Miyamoto, listed at 171 cm (5'7"), played with him over the same years and is 1 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Saburo Kawabuchi in feet and inches? Saburo Kawabuchi is 5'8" tall, which is 172 cm, 67.7 inches or 1.72 m.

How tall is Saburo Kawabuchi compared to Mitsuo Kamata? Mitsuo Kamata is 5 cm taller than Saburo Kawabuchi: 177 cm (5'10") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Saburo Kawabuchi compared to Masakatsu Miyamoto? Masakatsu Miyamoto is 1 cm shorter than Saburo Kawabuchi: 171 cm (5'7") vs 172 cm (5'8").

How tall is Saburo Kawabuchi compared to Shigeo Yaegashi? Shigeo Yaegashi is 2 cm taller than Saburo Kawabuchi: 174 cm (5'9") vs 172 cm (5'8").

Is Saburo Kawabuchi tall for men in Japan? At 172 cm he is taller than about 91% of men in Japan born in 1936, whose average height is 164.2 cm.

Sources

• Saburo Kawabuchi on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Saburo Kawabuchi on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 172 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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