What is Koji Tanaka?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Koji Tanaka |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Koji Tanaka |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|11|2}} |birth_place=[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.70}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1971–1973|youthclubs1=[[Saitama Urawa High School]] |youthyears2=1974–1977|youthclubs2=[[Meiji University]] |years1=1978–1989|clubs1=[[NKK SC|NKK]]|caps1=|goals1= |totalcaps=|totalgoals= |nationalyears1=1982–1984|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=20|nationalgoals1=3 |manageryears1=1993–1995|managerclubs1=[[Japan national under-20 football team|Japan U-20]] |manageryears2=1997–1999|managerclubs2=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]] |manageryears3=2001–2002|managerclubs3=[[Shonan Bellmare]] |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[NKK SC|NKK]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1985/86}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1986/87}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1987/88}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1980}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1987}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1981}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1986}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Koji Tanaka'''|田中 孝司|Tanaka Koji|born November 2, 1955}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player and manager. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Tanaka was born in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] on November 2, 1955. After graduating from [[Meiji University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[NKK SC|Nippon Kokan]] (later ''NKK'') in 1978. The club won the champions at 1980 [[JSL Cup]] and 1981 [[Emperor's Cup]]. From 1985, the club won the 2nd place for 3 years in a row in the league and won the champions 1987 [[JSL Cup]]. He retired in 1989. On July 15, 1982, Tanaka debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Romania national football team|Romania]]. In November, he played at [[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|198