Goro Yamada

Goro Yamada
山田午郎
Personal information
Full name	Goro Yamada
Date of birth	March 3, 1894
Place of birth	Nihonmatsu, Fukushima, Japan
Date of death	March 9, 1958 (aged 64)
Place of death	Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tokyo Aoyama Normal School
Senior career*
Teams managed
1925	Japan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Goro Yamada (山田午郎, Yamada Gorō, March 3, 1894 – March 9, 1958) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.

Playing career

Yamada was born in Nihonmatsu on March 3, 1894. After graduating from Tokyo Aoyama Normal School, he played for Tokyo Shukyu-Dan while working as a teacher at primary school. The club won first Emperor's Cup in 1921. He played as right midfielder and captain.

In 1925, Yamada became manager for Japan national team for 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila.[1] He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches (0-4, v Philippines and 0-2, v Republic of China).[2]

In 1926, Yamada became a football journalist for Asahi Shimbun. He also served as a director of Japan Football Association from 1924 to 1958.

On March 9, 1958, Yamada died of intracranial hemorrhage in Ota, Tokyo at the age of 64. In 2005, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

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