Takaji Mori
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Full name | Takaji Mori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | November 24, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | July 17, 2011 | (aged 67)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Meguro, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 |
Shudo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1966 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1977 |
Mitsubishi Motors | 146 | (28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 146 | (28) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1966–1976 | Japan | 56 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1985 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1993 |
Urawa Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 | Avispa Fukuoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Takaji Mori (森 孝慈, Mori Takaji, November 24, 1943 – July 17, 2011) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Mori was born in
Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds) in 1967. The club won the league champions in 1969 and 1973. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup
. He retired in 1977. He played 146 games and scored 28 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 5 times.
National team career
In October 1964, when Mori was a
1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But he did not play in the match. On December 16, 1966, he debuted against Singapore at 1966 Asian Games. In 1968, he was selected Japan for 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[1] He played in all matches and Japan won bronze medal. In 2018, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame. In 1970, he also played at 1970 Asian Games. He played 56 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1976.[2]
Coaching career
After retirement, in November 1980, Mori became a coach for
Urawa Reds. However, Urawa Reds finished at the bottom place in J1 League first season and he resigned. In 1998, he signed with Avispa Fukuoka
and he managed the club in 1 season.
In 2006, Mori was selected to the Japan Football Hall of Fame. On July 17, 2011, he died of renal pelvis cancer in Meguro, Tokyo at the age of 67. That day was the day Japan women's national team won 2011 Women's World Cup, Japan won the world champions for the first time through men and women.
Club statistics
Club performance | League | |||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | |||
1967 | Mitsubishi Motors |
JSL Division 1 | 14 | 3 |
1968 | 14 | 3 | ||
1969 | 14 | 2 | ||
1970 | 14 | 6 | ||
1971 | 10 | 1 | ||
1972 | 14 | 0 | ||
1973 | 18 | 1 | ||
1974 | 18 | 8 | ||
1975 | 12 | 4 | ||
1976 | 18 | 0 | ||
1977 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 146 | 28 |
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1966 |
4 | 0 |
1967 |
5 | 1 |
1968 |
4 | 0 |
1969 |
4 | 0 |
1970 |
13 | 0 |
1971 | 3 | 0 |
1972 | 8 | 0 |
1973 | 1 | 1 |
1974 | 1 | 0 |
1975 | 9 | 0 |
1976 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 56 | 2 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Urawa Reds
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1993 | 1993 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 22.22 |
Avispa Fukuoka | 1998 | 1998 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 23.53 |
Total | 70 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 22.86 |
Awards
- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (5) 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2006[5]
References
- ^ "Takaji Mori Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ National Football Teams
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- ^ "MORI Takaji". Japan Football Association. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
External links
- Takaji Mori – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Takaji Mori at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Takaji Mori manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan Football Hall of Fame at Japan Football Association
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1968 Olympics) at Japan Football Association