was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takabayashi was born in Saitama on August 2, 1931. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he played for Tanabe Pharmaceutical. He also played for

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National team career

In March 1954, when Takabayashi was a Rikkyo University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1954 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 14, he debuted against South Korea. In May, he played at

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games ( fil, Palarong Asyano 1954), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954 was a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Commi ...

and scored 2 goals. In 1956, he was selected Japan for

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, but he did not compete. He also played at

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

. He played 9 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 1954.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> On December 27, 2009, Takabayashi died of

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in Saitama at the age of 78.

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
{{DEFAULTSORT:Takabayashi, Takashi 1931 births 2009 deaths Rikkyo University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Tanabe Mitsubishi Pharma SC players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1954 Asian Games Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan Association football people from Saitama (city)