Takumi Horiike (堀池 巧, Horiike Takumi, born 6 September 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Takumi Horiike
堀池 巧
Personal information
Full name Takumi Horiike
Date of birth (1965-09-06) 6 September 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1981–1983 Shimizu Higashi High School
1984–1987 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1992 Yomiuri 85 (1)
1992–1999 Shimizu S-Pulse 180 (3)
1998–1999Cerezo Osaka (loan) 23 (0)
Total 288 (4)
International career
1986–1995 Japan 58 (2)
Medal record
Yomiuri
Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91
Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90
Winner JSL Cup 1991
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991
Shimizu S-Pulse
Runner-up J1 League 1999
Winner J.League Cup 1996
Runner-up J.League Cup 1992
Runner-up J.League Cup 1993
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1998
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Horiike was educated at, and played for, Shimizu Higashi High School. He won the national high school championship with his teammates, including Katsumi Oenoki and Kenta Hasegawa. He continued his study and football at Juntendo University.

After graduating in 1988, he joined the Japan Soccer League team of Yomiuri. He played as a defensive midfielder, then as centre back, partnered with Hisashi Kato. When Japan's first professional league, the J1 League, started, Shimizu S-Pulse was founded in his local city. He joined the club in 1992 and re-united with his high school teammates Oenoki and Hasegawa. His position was a right full back. After the end of the inaugural season, he was chosen as a member of the Best Eleven in 1993.

He was transferred to Cerezo Osaka in 1998 and came back to Shimizu briefly in 1999 before resigning.

National team career edit

Horiike was capped 58 times and scored 2 goals for the Japan national team between 1986 and 1995.[1] He made his international debut on 1 August 1986 in a friendly against Malaysia while he was still a university student. He was mainly a right full back for the national team. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup and he played 4 matches in the competition. Under national coach Hans Ooft, Japan progressed to the Final round at 1994 World Cup qualification. Horiike was on the pitch when Japan's hope to play in the finals was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha.[2]

He is currently working as a soccer commentator on television.

Club statistics edit

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
1988/89 Yomiuri JSL Division 1 18 0 3 0 3 0 24 0
1989/90 22 0 4 1 4 0 30 1
1990/91 22 1 2 1 2 0 26 2
1991/92 22 0 5 0 5 0 32 0
1992 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League - 3 1 11 1 14 2
1993 36 1 4 0 1 0 41 1
1994 44 2 1 0 1 0 46 2
1995 40 0 1 0 - 41 0
1996 30 0 3 0 16 0 49 0
1997 29 0 0 0 6 0 35 0
1998 1 0 0 0 9 0 10 0
1998 Cerezo Osaka J1 League 14 0 1 1 0 0 15 1
1999 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
1999 Shimizu S-Pulse J1 League 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Total 287 4 29 4 58 1 374 9

National team statistics edit

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1986 2 0
1987 11 0
1988 1 0
1989 11 1
1990 6 0
1991 2 0
1992 7 0
1993 16 1
1994 0 0
1995 2 0
Total 58 2

Honors and awards edit

Individual honors edit

Team honors edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  2. ^ Takumi HoriikeFIFA competition record (archived)

External links edit