Tadao Takayama

Tadao Takayama
高山 忠雄

Personal information
Full name	Tadao Takayama
Date of birth	(1904-06-24)June 24, 1904
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Date of death	July 1, 1980(1980-07-01) (aged 76)
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Kobe Daiichi High School
1927–1930	Tokyo Imperial University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kobe Icchu Club
International career
1930	Japan	2	(1)
Medal record Kobe Icchu Club Winner Emperor's Cup 1927
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadao Takayama (高山 忠雄, Takayama Tadao, June 24, 1904 – July 1, 1980) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takayama was born in Tokyo on June 24, 1904. He played for Kobe Icchu Club was consisted of his alma mater high school players and graduates. At the club, he won 1927 Emperor's Cup with Takeo Wakabayashi and so on.

National team career

In May 1930, when Takayama was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo and Japan won the championship. At this competition, on May 25, he debuted against Philippines. On May 29, he also played and scored a goal against Republic of China. He played 2 games and scored 1 goals for Japan in 1930.

After retirement

After retirement, Takayama worked at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. He also served as a professor at Hamamatsu College of Technology and Mukogawa Women's University.

July 1, 1980, Takayama died in Tokyo at the age of 76.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1930	2	1
Total	2	1

External links

• Tadao Takayama at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database