Hidetoki Takahashi

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.

Hidetoki Takahashi
高橋 英辰

Personal information
Full name	Hidetoki Takahashi
Date of birth	(1916-04-11)April 11, 1916
Place of birth	Fukushima, Fukushima, Empire of Japan
Date of death	February 5, 2000(2000-02-05) (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 Waseda University Winner Emperor's Cup 1938
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Takahashi 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

From 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.

Honours

• Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2009

External links

• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
• Japan Soccer Archive: Biography and pictures