Introducing Referees
Japanese referees who have stood on the world stage
TAKADA Shizuo
Birthday：5 August 1947
Birthplace：Tokyo Pref.
| Officer Career | 1996 ～ Japan Professional Football League Chairman of Referee's Committee |
|---|---|
| 11998 ～ Japan Football Association Chairman of Referee's Committe | |
| 2002 ～ | |
| Asian Football Confederation Chairman of Referee's Committee | |
| Asian Football Confederation Referee's instructor | |
| 2006 July | |
| Retires from Japan Football Association Chairman of Referee's Committee | |
| Japan Football Association Councilor | |
| Football Referee Career | 1973 Class 4 Referee's qualification acquired |
| 1974 Class 3 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1976 Class 2 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1980 Class 1 Referee's qualification acquired | |
| 1983 Responsible of JSL（Japan Soccer League）1st division | |
| 1984 Registered as International Referee | |
| 1993 | |
| Responsible of J-League | |
| Retires from international referee | |
| 1994 Retires from Class 1 referee | |
| Awards | 1986 Japan Pro Sports Award |
| 1993 J-League Referee of the year Award | |
| 1996 FIFA Special Award | |
| Works | 『Man who can do anything can sense the mood －Learn to "take wise decisions" from football referee ー 』Baseball Magazine Sha Co., Ltd. Paperbook |
| Main Matches | |
| （Domestic） | The Emperor's Cup Final／Referee ～65th ,66th , 67th , 68th , 70th ,71st ,72nd Tournament's editions |
| （International） | 〔AFC〕 |
| 1984 Asian Cup （Singapore） Final ／Referee | |
| 1986 Asian Youth U-16 Tournament（Qatar） Final ／Referee | |
| 〔Central ・North America〕 | |
| 1988 U-19 Tournament （Guatemala） | |
| 〔Africa〕 | |
| 1990 Cup of Nations（Algeria） | |
| 〔FIFA〕 | |
| 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship (U.R.S.S.） | |
| 1986 FIFA World Cup（Mexico） | |
| 1988 Olympic Football Tournament （Seoul） | |
| 1990 FIFA World Cup（Italy | |
