Goro Yamada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Goro Yamada | ||
| Date of birth | March 3, 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | March 9, 1958 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Ota, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tokyo Aoyama Normal School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tokyo Shukyu-Dan | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1925 | Japan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Goro Yamada (山田 午郎, Yamada Gorō; March 3, 1894 – March 9, 1958) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan national football team.
Playing career
Yamada was born in Nihonmatsu on March 3, 1894. After graduating from Tokyo Aoyama Normal School, he played for Tokyo Shukyu-Dan while working as a teacher at primary school. The club won the first Emperor's Cup in 1921. He played as right midfielder and captain.
Coaching career
In 1925, Yamada became the manager for the Japan national team for the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila.[1] He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches (0-4, v Philippines and 0-2, v Republic of China).[2]
After retirement
In 1926, Yamada became a football journalist for Asahi Shimbun. He also served as a director of the Japan Football Association from 1924 to 1958.
On March 9, 1958, Yamada died of intracranial hemorrhage in Ota, Tokyo at the age of 64. In 2005, he was inducted into the Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Honours
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2005[3]
References
- ^ footballjapan.jp(in Japanese)
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "YAMADA Goro". Japan Football Association. Retrieved April 29, 2024.