Takaji Mori

Takaji Mori

Personal information
Full name	Takaji Mori
Date of birth	(1943-11-24)November 24, 1943
Place of birth	Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan
Date of death	July 17, 2011(2011-07-17) (aged 67)
Place of death	Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1962–1966	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1977	Mitsubishi Motors	146	(28)
Total		146	(28)
National team
1966–1976	Japan	56	(2)
Teams managed
1981–1985	Japan
1992–1993	Urawa Reds
1998	Avispa Fukuoka
Honours Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Team competition
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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 at the 1968 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Playing career

Takaji Mori played for Mitsubishi Motors from 1967 to 1977.

Club statistics

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National team statistics

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Coaching career

Takaji Mori became manager for Japan national team from 1981 to 1985.

Managerial statistics

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Awards

• Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: (5) 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975

Death

On July 17, 2011, Takaji Mori died in Tokyo. (aged 67, Renal pelvis Cancer)

References

External links

• National Football Teams
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Manager statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)

Japan squad – 1964 Summer Olympics
1 Hosaka 2 Katayama 3 M. Miyamoto 4 Hiraki 5 Yamaguchi 6 Suzuki 7 Kami 8 Kamata 9 Tomizawa 10 Ogi 11 Mori 12 Kawabuchi 13 Yaegashi 14 Watanabe 15 Kamamoto 16 T. Miyamoto 17 Tsugitani 18 Sugiyama 21 Yokoyama Coach: Naganuma

Japan squad – 1968 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalists
1 Yokoyama 2 Katayama 3 M. Miyamoto 4 Yamaguchi 5 Kamata 6 Suzuki 7 Tomizawa 8 Mori 9 Ogi 10 Yuguchi 11 Yaegashi 12 T. Miyamoto 13 Watanabe 14 Kuwahara 15 Kamamoto 16 Matsumoto 17 Sugiyama 18 Hamazaki Coach: Naganuma