Tadao Onishi

Tadao Onishi
大西忠生
Personal information
Full name	Tadao Onishi
Date of birth	April 18, 1943
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Empire of Japan
Date of death	June 29, 2006 (aged 63)
Place of death	Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Kyoto Murasakino High School
1963–1966	Kyoto University of Education
Senior career*
Years	Team
1967–1974	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
International career
1969	Japan
Managerial career
1981–1986	Toshiba
Medal record
Mitsubishi Motors
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tadao Onishi (大西忠生, Ōnishi Tadao, April 18, 1943 – June 29, 2006) was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Onishi was born in Kyoto on April 18, 1943. After graduating from Kyoto University of Education, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1967. The club won the league champions in 1969 and 1973. The club also won 1971 and 1973 Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1974. He played 83 games in the league.

National team career

In October 1969, Onishi was selected Japan national team for 1970 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on October 10, he debuted against Australia.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Onishi became a manager for Toshiba in 1981. He managed until 1985–86 season. In 2002, he signed with Thespa Kusatsu and became a general manager. From November 2005, he also served as president.

On June 29, 2006, Onishi died of lung cancer in Yokohama at the age of 63.