Tadao Horie Explained

Tadao Horie 堀江 忠男
Fullname:	Tadao Horie
Birth Date:	13 September 1913
Birth Place:	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Empire of Japan
Death Place:	Nakano, Tokyo, Japan
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	????
Youthclubs1:	Hamamatsu Daiichi High School
Youthyears2:	????–1935
Youthclubs2:	Waseda University
Clubs1:	Waseda WMW
Nationalyears1:	1934–1936
Nationalteam1:	Japan
Nationalcaps1:	3
Nationalgoals1:	0

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

Club career

Horie was born in Hamamatsu on September 13, 1913. He played for Waseda WMW, which was consisted of players from his alma mater, Waseda University. At that club, he played with many futures Japan national team players, such as Motoo Tatsuhara, Yasuo Suzuki, and others.

National team career

In May 1934, when Horie was a Waseda University student, he was selected by the Japan national team for the 1934 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At that competition, on May 15, he debuted against Philippines. In 1936, he was also selected by Japan for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.^[1] At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he played against Sweden, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. It was the first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses, the team became later known as the "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, the team was selected for the Japan Football Hall of Fame. However, he fractured his right arm in the match, and could not play in the next game against Italy. He played three games for Japan until 1936.^[2]

Coaching career

After 1936 Summer Olympics, Horie retired from his playing career and joined the Asahi Shimbun. In 1951, he became a professor at his alma mater, Waseda University. He also became a manager for Waseda University and instructed many international players like Shigeo Yaegashi, Saburo Kawabuchi, Masakatsu Miyamoto, Kunishige Kamamoto, and others.

On March 29, 2003, Horie died of pneumonia in Nakano, Tokyo at the age of 89.

National team statistics

^[2]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1934	2	0
1935	0	0
1936	1	0
Total	3	0

External links

• • • Japan National Football Team Database
• Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tadao Horie . Olympedia . 23 September 2021.
2. http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/horie_tadao.html Japan National Football Team Database