Mitsuhisa Taguchi
Mitsuhisa Taguchi (田口 光久, Taguchi Mitsuhisa, February 14, 1955 – November 12, 2019) was a *anese footballer. A *anese international, he spent his entire career with Mitsubishi Motors.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 National team career
- 3 Coaching career
- 4 Club statistics
- 5 National team statistics
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Club career
Taguchi was born in Akita on February 14, 1955. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1973. In 1973, the club won the champions at *an Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. In 1975, he debuted as a starting goalkeeper for *an national team, replacing established starter Kenzo Yokoyama.
In 1978, he was part of one of the club's most successful seasons, winning the *anese treble; *an Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 *an Soccer League. He retired in 1984. He played 161 games in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 8 times included for 7 years in a row (1977-1983).
National team career
On September 8, 1975, Taguchi debuted for *an national team against South Korea. In 1977, he became a regular goalkeeper and played at 1978 World Cup qualification, 1978 Asian Games and 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. From 1982, he became a captain and played at 1982 Asian Games and 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 59 games for *an until 1984.
Coaching career
Following his retirement from playing career, Taguchi worked as a coach for several high school teams, including those at Aomori Yamada High School: and Kokusai Gakuin High School:.
On November 12, 2019, Taguchi died of respiratory failure in Tokyo at the age of 64.
Club statistics
National team statistics
References
External links
- Mitsuhisa Taguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- *an National Football Team Database