 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Musi waDecember 25, 1958, Watanabe paakanga achiri mudzidzi paRikkyo University, akatanga kutamba nechikwata chenyika yeJapan vachirwisa Hong Kong. Akatamba pa 1964 Summer Olympics muTokyo uye 1968 Summer Olympics muMexico City. Pa 1968 Summer Olympics, akatamba mitambo mishanu uye akarova zvibodzwa zviviri vachipesana neBrazil neFrance. Japan yakawanawo menduru yebronze. Muna 2018, chikwata ichi chakasarudzwa kuJapan Football Hall of Fame. Akatambawo pa1962uye mitambo yokuAsia ya1966. Akatamba mitambo 39 uye akarova zvibodzwa 19 zveJapan kusvika 1969. 