Kiyoshi Imazumi
Japanese rugby union footballer
Kiyoshi Imazumi (今泉清, Imazumi Kiyoshi) (born 13 September 1967) is a Japanese former rugby union player. He played as fullback.
Career
Born in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. In 1971, Imazumi moved to Oita Prefecture and started to play rugby at the age of six. At Maizuru High School, entering through Ichinami, Makoto Hida at the second grade (who later served captain at Meiji University and active at Kobe Steel) and he missed participation in the National High School Championship (At the end of 2015, Maizuru could not play at Hanazono) after the defeat against Oita Fishery High School. He also plays as number 8 and as flanker. After attending Waseda University, he was converted to wing by Kenji Kimoto, then switched to fullback, while active as a player for Waseda.
When he kicked a goal kick, the stand shouts "1, 2, 3, 4, 5!", keeping with the pace of going backwards one and two steps slowly, which was the air that envelopes the whole stadium. Originally, it was the correct manner to keep the quiet the place during the penalty kick, but it was different for Imazumi. It was originally during a fiery competition, when the opponent fans attempted to disrupt his concentration, but it became a chant dedicated to Imazumi.
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