Shigemaru Takenokoshi

Shigemaru Takenokoshi

Personal information
Full name	Shigemaru Takenokoshi
Date of birth	(1906-02-15)February 15, 1906
Place of birth	Usuki, Ōita, Japan
Date of death	October 6, 1980(1980-10-06) (aged 74)
Place of death	Tokyo, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1925–1929	Tokyo Imperial University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1930–????	Tokyo Imperial University LB
International career
1925–1930	Japan	5	(1)
Managerial career
1934	Japan
1938–1940	Japan
1951–1956	Japan
1958–1959	Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shigemaru Takenokoshi (竹腰 重丸, Takenokoshi Shigemaru, February 15, 1906 – October 6, 1980) was a Japanese football player, manager, and referee.

Biography

Takenokoshi was born in Oita. He played for Tokyo Imperial University LB and was a member of the Japan national team for the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila, the 1927 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai, and the 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo.

In 1934, Takenokoshi became manager for the Japan national team for the Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. He was also manager for the Japan national team from 1938 to 1940, from 1951 to 1956, and from 1958 to 1959. In 1956, he managed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He died on October 6, 1980 in Tokyo of a stroke.

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1925	1	0
1926	0	0
1927	2	1
1928	0	0
1929	0	0
1930	2	0
Total	5	1

External links

• National Football Teams
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Japan Football Association official siteTemplate:Ja
• Profile at Archive.footballjapan.jp