Birthday profile

Masashi Watanabe

Japanese association football player and manager (1936–1995)

Born
January 11, 1936
Died
December 7, 1995
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1936

About Masashi Watanabe

Masashi Watanabe (渡辺 正, Watanabe Masashi; January 11, 1936 – December 7, 1995) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team. He played 79 games and scored 19 goals in the league. At 1968 Summer Olympics, he played 5 games and scored 2 goals against Brazil and France. In 1969, when Watanabe played for Yawata Steel (later Nippon Steel), he became a playing manager.

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Career and life highlights

Masashi Watanabe timeline

  1. At 1968 Summer Olympics, he played 5 games and scored 2 goals against Brazil and France.
  2. In 1969, when Watanabe played for Yawata Steel (later Nippon Steel), he became a playing manager.

The world when Masashi Watanabe was born

Masashi Watanabe was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Masashi Watanabe's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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