Tadao Horie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tadao Horie | ||
| Date of birth | September 13, 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | March 29, 2003 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Nakano, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???? | Hamamatsu Daiichi High School | ||
| ????–1935 | Waseda University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Waseda WMW | |||
| International career | |||
| 1934–1936 | Japan | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Tadao Horie (堀江 忠男, Horie Tadao, September 13, 1913 – March 29, 2003) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Horie was born in Hamamatsu on September 13, 1913. He played for Waseda WMW, which was consisted of players from his alma mater, Waseda University. At that club, he played with many futures Japan national team players, such as Motoo Tatsuhara, Yasuo Suzuki, and others.
National team career
| Miracle of Berlin (1936 Olympics 1st round v Sweden on August 4) |
In May 1934, when Horie was a Waseda University student, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At that competition, on May 15, he debuted against Philippines. In 1936, he was also selected by Japan for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[1][2] At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he played against Sweden, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. It was the first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses, the team became later known as the "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, the team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. However, he fractured his right arm in the match, and could not play in the next game against Italy. He played three games for Japan until 1936.[3]
Coaching career
After 1936 Summer Olympics, Horie retired from his playing career and joined the Asahi Shimbun. In 1951, he became a professor at his alma mater, Waseda University. He also became a manager for Waseda University and instructed many international players like Shigeo Yaegashi, Saburo Kawabuchi, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Kunishige Kamamoto, and others.
On March 29, 2003, Horie died of pneumonia in Nakano, Tokyo at the age of 89.
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1934 | 2 | 0 |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 |
| 1936 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Tadao Horie". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tadao Horie". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
External links
- Tadao Horie – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tadao Horie at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
- Tadao Horie at Olympedia (archive)
- Tadao Horie at Olympics.com
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