is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Hidaka was born in

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on May 29, 1947. When he was a

Rikkyo University , also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of ...

student, he won the 2nd place at

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. This is last finalist as university team in

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. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined

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in 1971. He retired in 1977. He played 114 games and scored 50 goals in the league.

National team career

On September 14, 1972, Hidaka debuted for Japan national team against

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. In 1973, he also played at

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. He played 4 games for Japan until 1973.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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1947 births Living people Rikkyo University alumni Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Nippon Steel Yawata SC players Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-stub