Hidetoki Takahashi

was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed for Japan national team.

Hidetoki Takahashi

Personal information
Full name	Hidetoki Takahashi
Date of birth	(1916-04-11)April 11, 1916
Place of birth	Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan
Date of death	February 5, 2000(2000-02-05) (aged 83)
Place of death	Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
	Kariya High School
1937–1940	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1941–1958	Hitachi
Teams managed
1955–1956	Waseda University
1957	Japan
1959	Japan U-20
1960–1962	Japan
1970–1976	Hitachi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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.

From 1955, Takahashi started managering career too. In 1957, he became manager for Japan national team as Shigemaru Takenokoshi successor for tour for China. In 1959, he became manager for Japan U-20 national team for 1959 AFC Youth Championship and won the 3rd place. In 1960, he managed for Japan national team as Takenokoshi successor again. He managed at 1962 World Cup qualification and 1962 Asian Games until 1962. 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 selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

Other websites

• Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association