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Kozo Tashima

Tashima in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-11-21) November 21, 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth	Amakusa District, Kumamoto, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder, forward
Youth career
1973–1975	Saitama Urawa Minami High School
1976–1979	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	Furukawa Electric	39	(6)
Total		39	(6)
International career
1979–1980	Japan	7	(1)
Medal record Furukawa Electric Winner JSL Cup 1982
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kozo Tashima (田嶋 幸三, Tashima Kōzō, born November 21, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. He is also the president of the Japan Football Association and the East Asian Football Federation.

Club career

Tashima was born in Amakusa District, Kumamoto on November 21, 1957. In 1976, he won the Japanese high school championship with his team from Urawa-South high school. After which he then studies sports science at the University of Tsukuba. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1980. The club won the 2nd place in 1982 JSL Cup. Although he played as a regular player, he retired in 1982. He played 39 games and scored 6 goals in the league.

International career

On June 27, 1979, when Tashima was a University of Tsukuba student, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. He also played in 1980. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1980.

After retirement

Afterwards, he studied from 1983 to 1986 at the German Sport University Cologne and received a B coaching license. As he returned, he was a technical coach for the football club of his alma mater, and taught for several years at Rikkyo University. In 2001, he coached the Japan U-17 national team, to which he led for the first time since 1995 in the first round of the 2001 U-17 World Championship.

In July 2010, Tashima served as vice-president of Japan Football Association (JFA). Since January 2011, he has been a member of the Asian Football Confederation Executive Committee. He has been a FIFA Council member since April 2015. In March 2016, he became president of JFA. In April 2016, he also became president of East Asian Football Federation and served until March 2018.

Tashima was diagnosed with COVID-19 on 17 March 2020.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

• Medal with Blue Ribbon (2020)

References

1. Kano, Shintaro (2016-01-31). "JFA elects Tashima as new president". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
2. ^ "言語技術」が日本のサッカーを変える田嶋幸三/著" (in Japanese). Kōbunsha. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
3. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
4. Pires, BC (2001-09-16). "Teenagers' togetherness". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
5. "日本サッカー協会 田嶋幸三副会長兼専務理事　アジアサッカー連盟理事に" (in Japanese). Japan Football Association. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
6. "Unofficial campaigns already starting for AFC presidency - Yahoo News". News.yahoo.com. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
7. France-Press, Agence (2020-03-17). "Japan Olympic Committee deputy head has coronavirus: statement". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2020-03-17.

External links

• Kozo Tashima at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database

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