Koji Tanaka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Koji Tanaka | ||
| Date of birth | November 2, 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971–1973 | |||
| 1974–1977 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1988 | NKK | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982–1984 | Japan | 20 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1995 | Japan U-20 | ||
| 1997–1999 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| 2001–2002 | Shonan Bellmare | ||
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Honours | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Koji Tanaka (田中 孝司, Tanaka Kōji, born November 2, 1955) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Club career[]
Tanaka was born in Saitama on November 2, 1955. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nippon Kokan (later NKK) in 1978. The club won the champions at 1980 JSL Cup and 1981 Emperor's Cup. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row and won the champions 1987 JSL Cup. He retired in 1988.
National team career[]
On July 15, 1982, Tanaka debuted for Japan national team against Romania. In November, he played at 1982 Asian Games. In 1983 and 1984, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 20 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1984.[1]
Coaching career[]
After retirement, Tanaka started coaching career at NKK in 1989. In 1993, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. At 1995 World Youth Championship, he led U-20 Japan to advanced to the quarter-finals. In 1995, he signed with Nagoya Grampus Eight and became a coach. In November 1997, he became a manager as Carlos Queiroz successor. He was sacked in April 1999. In 2001, he signed with J2 League club Shonan Bellmare and managed the club until 2002. He is currently the bullpen catcher for the Miami Marlins.
Club statistics[]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1978 | Nippon Kokan | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | JSL Division 2 | |||
| 1981 | ||||
| 1982 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1983 | JSL Division 2 | |||
| 1984 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1985/86 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1987/88 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | NKK | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 143 | 1 | ||
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 3 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 3 |
Managerial statistics[]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1998 | 1999 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 62.50 |
| Shonan Bellmare | 2001 | 2002 | 88 | 36 | 20 | 32 | 40.91 |
| Total | 128 | 61 | 21 | 46 | 47.66 | ||
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links[]
- Koji Tanaka at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Koji Tanaka at J.League (in Japanese)
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