Toyoji Takahashi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toyoji Takahashi | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 1940 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | Tateyama, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Tokyo Imperial University | |||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | Japan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Toyoji Takahashi (高橋 豊二, Takahashi Toyoji; September 1915 – March 5, 1940) was a Japanese footballer. He was part of Japan's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[change | change source]Takahashi started playing football while in high school. After graduating, he became a student at Tokyo Imperial University's Faculty of Agriculture, where he continued to play football.[1] In 1936, he was chosen by the Japan national team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.[2] He did not play at the Summer Olympics, where Japan notably beat Sweden 3–2 in the Miracle of Berlin. However, he did play in three matches for Japan, including in two against Wacker Innsbruck[3][4] and Blau-Weiß 1890 Berlin[5] before the Summer Olympics started.
After he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University, Takahashi served in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. On 5 March 1940, he died in a training accident at the base of the Tateyama Navy Air Corps in Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture, at the age of 24. He was the first member of Japan's team at the 1936 Summer Olympics to die.[3]
In 2016, he was added to the Japan Football Hall of Fame, as part of the 1936 Summer Olympics team.[6]
Personal life
[change | change source]He was the grandson of Takahashi Korekiyo, who was the Prime Minister of Japan between 1921 and 1922, and the son of Koken Takahashi, who was a member of the Japanese House of Peers.[3] He is also related to Kuroki Tamemoto, who was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Russo-Japanese War.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Asahi Shinbun, issue of 23 April 1936. (in Japanese)
- ↑ "Japan's Soccer Team Picked". The Nippu Jiji. 22 April 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Olympedia – Toyoji Takahashi". www.olympedia.org.
- ↑ "代表TIMELINE | SAMURAI BLUE サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会". samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "代表TIMELINE | SAMURAI BLUE サッカー日本代表| 日本サッカー協会". samuraiblue.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ↑ "JFA Hall of Fame Inductee｜Japan Football Hall of Fame｜JFA｜Japan Football Association". www.jfa.jp. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Toyoji Takahashi at Olympedia
- Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association
