Hidetoki Takahashi (高橋 英辰, Takahashi Hidetoki, April 11, 1916 – February 5, 2000) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hidetoki Takahashi | ||
| Date of birth | April 11, 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukushima, Fukushima, Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | February 5, 2000 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kariya High School | |||
| 1937–1940 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1958 | Hitachi | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955–1956 | Waseda University | ||
| 1957 | Japan | ||
| 1959 | Japan U-20 | ||
| 1960–1962 | Japan | ||
| 1970–1976 | Hitachi | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Playing career
editTakahashi was born in Fukushima on April 11, 1916. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Sekiji Sasano, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo and so on. After graduation from university, he played for Hitachi from 1941 to 1958.
Coaching career
editFrom 1955, Takahashi also started his career as a manager. In 1957, he became manager for Japan national team as Shigemaru Takenokoshi's successor for the tour of China. In 1959, he became manager for Japan U-20 national team for 1959 AFC Youth Championship and won 3rd place. In 1960, he managed the Japan national team as Takenokoshi successor again. He managed the team for the 1962 World Cup qualification and 1962 Asian Games. After that, he managed for Hitachi.
On February 5, 2000, Takahashi died of pneumonia in Meguro, Tokyo at the age of 83. In 2009, he was inducted in Japan Football Hall of Fame.[1]
Honours
edit- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2009[2]
References
edit- ^ Japan Soccer Archive
- ^ "TAKAHASHI Hidetoki". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Soccer Archive: Biography and pictures
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