Tadao Onishi

was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Onishi was born in Kyoto on April 18, 1943. After graduating from Kyoto University of Education, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1967. The club won Japan Soccer League champions in 1969 and 1973. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1974. He played 83 games in the league.

In October 1969, Onishi was selected the Japan national team for 1970 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on October 10, he debuted against Australia.

After retirement, Onishi became a manager for Toshiba in 1981. He managed until 1985–86 season. In 2002, he signed with Thespa Kusatsu and became a general manager. From November 2005, he also served as president.

On June 29, 2006, Onishi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 63.

Statistics

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|1967||rowspan="8"|Mitsubishi Motors||rowspan="8"|JSL Division 1||14||0
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|1968||14||0
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|1969||14||0
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|1970||14||0
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|1971||8||0
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|1972||11||0
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|1973||6||0
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|1974||2||0
83||0
83||0
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1969||1||0
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!Total||1||0
|}

References

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Category:1943 births
Category:2006 deaths
Category:Footballers from Kyoto Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players