Mitsuhisa Taguchi

Mitsuhisa Taguchi
田口光久
Personal information
Full name	Mitsuhisa Taguchi
Date of birth	February 14, 1955
Place of birth	Kawabe, Akita, Japan
Date of death	November 12, 2019 (aged 64)
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1970–1972	Akita Commercial High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1973–1984	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
International career
1975–1984	Japan
Medal record
Mitsubishi Motors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mitsuhisa Taguchi (田口光久, Taguchi Mitsuhisa, February 14, 1955 – November 12, 2019)

Mitsubishi Motors

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Club career

Taguchi was born in

Mitsubishi Motors in 1973.^[2] In 1973, the club won the champions at Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup.^[2] In 1975, he debuted as a starting goalkeeper for Japan national team, replacing established starter Kenzo Yokoyama.^[2]^[3]

On September 8, 1975, Taguchi debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In 1977, he became a regular goalkeeper and played at 1978 World Cup qualification, 1978 Asian Games and 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. From 1982, he became a captain and played at 1982 Asian Games and 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 59 games for Japan until 1984.^[5]

Following his retirement from playing career, Taguchi worked as a coach for several high school teams, including those at Aomori Yamada High School [ja] and Kokusai Gakuin High School [ja].^[6]

On November 12, 2019, Taguchi died of respiratory failure in Tokyo at the age of 64.^[7]^[8]