was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Horie was born in

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on September 13, 1913. He played for

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, which was consisted of players from his alma mater,

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. At that club, he played with many futures Japan national team players, such as

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, and others.

National team career

In May 1934, when Horie was a

student, he was selected by the Japan national team for the

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. At that competition, on May 15, he debuted against

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. In 1936, he was also selected by Japan for the

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. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he played against

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, and Japan completed a come-from-behind victory. It was the first victory in the Olympics for Japan and a historic victory over one of the powerhouses, the team became later known as the "Miracle of Berlin" ( ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, the team was selected for the

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. However, he fractured his right arm in the match, and could not play in the next game against

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. He played three games for Japan until 1936.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After

, Horie retired from his playing career and joined the

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. In 1951, he became a professor at his alma mater,

. He also became a manager for Waseda University and instructed many international players like

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, Saburo Kawabuchi,

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, and others. On March 29, 2003, Horie died of

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in Nakano,

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at the age of 89.

National team statistics

References

External links

* *
Japan National Football Team Database

(Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Horie, Tadao 1913 births 2003 deaths Waseda University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Association football defenders Waseda University faculty