is a former

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ese

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player. He played for the Japan national team. He is current president of the

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Club career

Tashima was born in

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on November 21, 1957. In 1976, he won the Japanese high school championship with his team from Urawa-South high school. After which he then studies sports science at the

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. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined

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in 1980. The club won the 2nd place in 1982 JSL Cup. Although he played as a regular player, he retired in 1982. He played 39 games and scored 6 goals in the league.

National team career

On June 27, 1979, when Tashima was a

student, he debuted for Japan national team against

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. He also played in 1980. He played 7 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1980.Japan National Football Team Database
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After retirement

Afterwards, he studied from 1983 to 1986 at the

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and received a B coaching license. As he returned, he was a technical coach for the football club of his alma mater, and taught for several years at

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. In 2001, he coached the Japan U-17 national team, to which he led for the first time since 1995 in the first round of the 2001 U-17 World Championship. In July 2010, Tashima served as vice-president of

(JFA). Since January 2011, he has been a member of the

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''Executive Committee''. He has been a

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member since April 2015. In March 2016, he became president of JFA. In April 2016, he also became president of

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and served until March 2018. Tashima was diagnosed with

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on 17 March 2020.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Honours

* Medal with Blue Ribbon (2020)

References

External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
1957 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players JEF United Chiba players FIFA officials Asian Football Confederation officials Association football midfielders Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub