Tadao Takayama

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

Biography
Takayama was born in Tokyo Metropolis on June 24, 1904. He played for Kobe Icchu Club which was consisted of his alma mater high school players and graduates. At the club, he won the 1927 Emperor's Cup with Takeo Wakabayashi and so on.

In May 1930, when Takayama was a Tokyo Imperial University student, he was selected the Japan national team for Far Eastern Championship Games in Tokyo and Japan won the championship. At this competition, on May 25, he debuted against Philippines. On May 29, he also played and scored a goal against Republic of China. He played 2 games and scored 1 goals for Japan in 1930.

After retirement, Takayama worked at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. He also served as a professor at Hamamatsu College of Technology and Mukogawa Women's University.

July 1, 1980, Takayama died in Tokyo Metropolis at the age of 76.

Statistics
Japan National Football Team Database

|-
|1930||2||1
|-
!Total||2||1
|}

References

Other websites

Category:1904 births
Category:1980 deaths
Category:Footballers from Tokyo Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers