Koji Tanaka

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|name=Koji Tanaka
田中孝司

|image=

|fullname=Koji Tanaka

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|11|2}}

|birth_place=Saitama, Japan

|height={{Height|m=1.70}}

|position=Midfielder

|currentclub=

|youthyears1=1971–1973|youthclubs1=Saitama Urawa High School

|youthyears2=1974–1977|youthclubs2=Meiji University

|years1=1978–1988|clubs1=NKK|caps1=|goals1=

|nationalyears1=1982–1984|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=20|nationalgoals1=3

|manageryears1=1993–1995|managerclubs1=Japan U-20

|manageryears2=1997–1999|managerclubs2=Nagoya Grampus Eight

|manageryears3=2001–2002|managerclubs3=Shonan Bellmare

|manageryears4=2003–2006|managerclubs4=Vegalta Sendai

|manageryears5=2016–2020|managerclubs5=Matsue City

|medaltemplates=

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{{Nihongo|Koji Tanaka|田中孝司|Tanaka Kōji|born November 2, 1955}} is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Tanaka was born in Saitama on November 2, 1955. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nippon Kokan (later NKK) in 1978. The club won the champions at 1980 JSL Cup and 1981 Emperor's Cup. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row and won the champions 1987 JSL Cup. He retired in 1988.

National team career

On July 15, 1982, Tanaka debuted for Japan national team against Romania. In November, he played at 1982 Asian Games. In 1983 and 1984, he played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 20 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1984.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/tanaka_koji.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Coaching career

After retirement, Tanaka started coaching career at NKK in 1989. In 1993, he became a manager for Japan U-20 national team. At 1995 World Youth Championship, he led U-20 Japan to advanced to the quarter-finals. In 1995, he signed with Nagoya Grampus Eight and became a coach. In November 1997, he became a manager as Carlos Queiroz successor. He was sacked in April 1999. In 2001, he signed with J2 League club Shonan Bellmare and managed the club until 2002.

In 2016 Tanaka was appointed manager of Matsue City FC, renamed FC Kagura Shimane.

Club statistics

colspan=3\|Club performance !colspan=2\|League
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
colspan=3\|Japan	colspan=2\|League
1978	rowspan="10"\|Nippon Kokan	rowspan="2"\|JSL Division 1	18	0
1979	16	1
1980	rowspan="2"\|JSL Division 2
1981
1982	JSL Division 1	18	0
1983	JSL Division 2
1984	rowspan="4"\|JSL Division 1	18	0
1985/86	15	0
1986/87	22	0
1987/88	22	0
1988/89	NKK	JSL Division 1	14	0
colspan=3\|Total !143\|\|1

National team statistics

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Japan national team
1982	6	0
1983	8	3
1984	6	0
Total\|\|20\|\|3

Managerial statistics

[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=1817 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"\|Team !!rowspan="2"\|From !!rowspan="2"\|To !!colspan="5"\|Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
align="left"\|Nagoya Grampus Eight \|align="left"\|1998 \|align="left"\|1999 {{WDL\|40\|25\|1\|14}}
align="left"\|Shonan Bellmare \|align="left"\|2001 \|align="left"\|2002 {{WDL\|88\|36\|20\|32}}
align="left"\|Vegalta Sendai \|align="left"\|2003 \|align="left"\|2006 {{WDL\| \| \| \| }}
align="left"\|Matsue City \|align="left"\|2016 \|align="left"\|2020 {{WDL\| \| \| \| }}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|128\|61\|21\|46}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!rowspan="2"|Team !!rowspan="2"|From !!rowspan="2"|To !!colspan="5"|Record

Win %

align="left"|Nagoya Grampus Eight

|align="left"|1998

|align="left"|1999

align="left"|Shonan Bellmare

|align="left"|2001

|align="left"|2002

align="left"|Vegalta Sendai

|align="left"|2003

|align="left"|2006