Tadahiko Ueda

Tadahiko Ueda
上田忠彦
Personal information
Full name	Tadahiko Ueda
Date of birth	August 3, 1947
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Date of death	April 15, 2015 (aged 67)
Place of death	Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1963–1965	Kyoto Commercial High School
1966–1969	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970–1973	Nippon Steel
Total
International career
1970–1971	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadahiko Ueda (上田忠彦, Ueda Tadahiko, August 3, 1947 – April 15, 2015) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ueda was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 3, 1947. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Nippon Steel in 1970. He was selected Best Eleven in first season. He retired in 1973. He played 60 games and scored 25 goals in the league.

National team career

On August 2, 1970, Ueda debuted for Japan national team against South Korea. In December, he was selected Japan for 1970 Asian Games. He played at 1972 Summer Olympics qualification in 1971. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 13 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 1971.^[1]

On April 15, 2015, Ueda died of lung cancer at the age of 67.

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1970	10	7
1971	3	0
Total	13	7

Awards

Japan Soccer League Best Eleven: 1970

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Tadahiko Ueda at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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