.jpg) Tashima in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1957-11-21)November 21, 1957 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Amakusa District,Kumamoto, Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1975 | Saitama Urawa Minami High School | ||
| 1976–1979 | University of Tsukuba | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Furukawa Electric | 39 | (6) |
| Total | 39 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Japan | 7 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kozo Tashima (田嶋 幸三,Tashima Kōzō, born November 21, 1957) is a former Japanesefootball player. He played for theJapan national team. He is also the president of theJapan Football Association and theEast Asian Football Federation.[1]
Tashima was born inAmakusa District, Kumamoto on November 21, 1957. In 1976, he won the Japanese high school championship with his team from Urawa-South high school. After which he then studies sports science at theUniversity of Tsukuba.[2] After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joinedFurukawa Electric in 1980. The club won the 2nd place in1982 JSL Cup. Although he played as a regular player, he retired in 1982. He played 39 games and scored 6 goals in the league.
On June 27, 1979, when Tashima was aUniversity of Tsukuba student, he debuted forJapan national team againstMalaysia. He also played in 1980. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1980.[3]
Afterwards, he studied from 1983 to 1986 at theGerman Sport University Cologne and received a B coaching license. As he returned, he was a technical coach for the football club of his alma mater, and taught for several years atRikkyo University. In 2001, he coached theJapan U-17 national team, to which he led for the first time since 1995 in the first round of the2001 U-17 World Championship.[2][4]
In July 2010, Tashima served as vice-president ofJapan Football Association (JFA). Since January 2011, he has been a member of theAsian Football ConfederationExecutive Committee.[5] He has been aFIFA Council member since April 2015.[6] In March 2016, he became president of JFA. In April 2016, he also became president ofEast Asian Football Federation and served until March 2018.
Tashima was diagnosed withCOVID-19 on 17 March 2020.[7]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1980 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 14 | 4 |
| 1981 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 6 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
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