Nobutaka Tanaka

Nobutaka Tanaka (田中 信孝, Tanaka Nobutaka, born June 10, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Nobutaka Tanaka
田中 信孝

Personal information
Full name	Nobutaka Tanaka
Date of birth	(1971-06-10) June 10, 1971
Place of birth	Saitama, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1987–1989	Bunan High School
1990–1993	Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1996	Kashiwa Reysol	28	(0)
1996–1997	Brummel Sendai	9	(0)
Total		37	(0)
Managerial career
2005–2006	Sagawa Express Tokyo
2008	Sagawa Shiga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Tanaka was born in Saitama Prefecture on June 10, 1971. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Kashiwa Reysol in 1994. In 1995, he played many matches as defensive midfielder with Takahiro Shimotaira. However he could not play at all in the match in 1996. In 1996, he moved to Japan Football League club Brummel Sendai. He retired end of 1997 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Tanaka became a manager for Sagawa Express Tokyo (later Sagawa Shiga) in 2005. He managed the club in 2 seasons. In 2007, Sagawa Express Tokyo became new team; Sagawa Shiga merged with Sagawa Express Osaka. Then he became a coach for Sagawa Shiga. In 2008, he became a manager for the club. However the club results were bad and he was sacked in October.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1994	Kashiwa Reysol	Football League	0	0					0	0
1995		J1 League	28	0	0	0	-		28	0
1996			0	0			0	0	0	0
1996	Brummel Sendai	Football League	0	0			-		0	0
1997			9	0			5	0	14	0
Total			37	0	0	0	5	0	42	0

External links

• Nobutaka Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)