Takashi Kano

Takashi Kano (加納 孝, Kano Takashi; October 31, 1920 – June 4, 2000) was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Takashi Kano
加納 孝

Personal information
Full name	Takashi Kano
Date of birth	(1920-10-31)October 31, 1920
Place of birth	Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Date of death	June 4, 2000(2000-06-04) (aged 79)
Place of death	Ota, Tokyo, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1936–1938	Tokyo Daihachi High School
1939–1945	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Waseda WMW
International career
1951–1954	Japan	7	(2)
Medal record Representing  Japan Asian Games 1951 New Delhi Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Kano was born in Tokyo on October 31, 1920. He played for Waseda WMW, which was composed alumni players from his alma mater, Waseda University. In 1940, he won second place at the 1940 Emperor's Cup. That tournament was the last Emperor's Cup before World War II, when it was suspended from 1941 to 1945.

National team career

In March 1951, when Kano was 30 years old, he was selected for the Japan national team and their first game since the end of World War II, the 1951 Asian Games. At that competition, he debuted against Iran on March 7. He also played at the 1954 Asian Games and scored two goals. He played seven games and scored two goals for Japan until 1954.^[1]

On June 4, 2000, Kano died of heart failure in Ota, Tokyo at the age of 79.

National team statistics

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1951	3	0
1952	0	0
1953	0	0
1954	4	2
Total	7	2

Honours

Japan

• Asian Games Bronze medal: 1951