Minoru Takeuchi
Encyclopedia
Minoru Takeuchi is a former volleyball
player from Japan
, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team
during the 1990s. He ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship
.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, who played as a wing-spiker for the Men's National Team
Japan men's national volleyball team
The Japan men's national volleyball team is the volleyball national team of Japan. The Asian squad started to play an important role in international competitions in the 1960s, scoring an eighth place at their inaugural World Championship in Brazil in 1960...
during the 1990s. He ended up in 10th place at the 1998 World Championship
1998 FIVB Men's World Championship
The 1998 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the fourteenth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
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