Nobutaka Tanaka

Nobutaka Tanaka
田中 信孝
Personal information
Full name Nobutaka Tanaka
Date of birth (1971-06-10) June 10, 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Saitama, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–1989 Bunan High School
1990–1993 Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Kashiwa Reysol 28 (0)
1996–1997 Brummel Sendai 9 (0)
Total 37 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Sagawa Express Tokyo
2008 Sagawa Shiga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobutaka Tanaka (田中 信孝, Tanaka Nobutaka, born June 10, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Tanaka was born in Saitama Prefecture on June 10, 1971. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Kashiwa Reysol in 1994. In 1995, he played many matches as defensive midfielder with Takahiro Shimotaira. However he could not play at all in the match in 1996. In 1996, he moved to Japan Football League club Brummel Sendai. He retired end of 1997 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Tanaka became a manager for Sagawa Express Tokyo (later Sagawa Shiga) in 2005. He managed the club in 2 seasons. In 2007, Sagawa Express Tokyo became new team; Sagawa Shiga merged with Sagawa Express Osaka. Then he became a coach for Sagawa Shiga. In 2008, he became a manager for the club. However the club results were bad and he was sacked in October.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1994 Kashiwa Reysol Football League 0 0 0 0
1995 J1 League 28 0 0 0 - 28 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 Brummel Sendai Football League 0 0 - 0 0
1997 9 0 5 0 14 0
Total 37 0 0 0 5 0 42 0

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