Zhao Dayu

Zhao Dayu (simplified Chinese: 赵达裕; traditional Chinese: 趙達裕; pinyin: Zhào Dáyù; 17 January 1961 – 18 March 2015), also known as Tatsuyu Matsuki (松木 達裕, Matsuki Tatsuyu),[1] was a Chinese coach, businessman and a former international football striker. He was a naturalized citizen of Japan.

Zhao Dayu
赵达裕
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-01-17)17 January 1961
Place of birth Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Date of death 18 March 2015(2015-03-18) (aged 54)
Place of death Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1986 Guangzhou
1988–1990 Mitsubishi Motors F.C.
International career
1982–1986 China 29 (19)
Managerial career
1988 Mitsubishi Motors F.C. Youth
1999 Guangzhou Apollo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Dayu
Simplified Chinese赵达裕

As a footballer he played his whole career for Guangzhou F.C., where he was Nicknamed "Dwarf Tiger" because of his short sature, while internationally he was called up to the Chinese national team, where he took part in the 1984 Asian Cup. He had to retire early in 1986 due to injury and moved to Japan to become the coach of Mitsubishi Motors F.C. youth team in 1988.[2] Zhao had a brief stint at senior management with Guangzhou F.C. before concentrating on football youth development by starting up his own school named Guangzhou Yida in his hometown while outside football he moved into sportswear manufacturing with a company called Ucan.

Playing career

Zhao Dayu studied within the specialist sport schools within Guangzhou before being picked up by Guangzhou F.C., where he showed himself to be a technically gifted player before going on to break into the senior team and soon help guide the club to win promotion to the top tier when the club won the 1981 division title.[3] Zhao's performances for his club soon saw him called up to the Chinese national team, and he soon gained national attention when he scored the winning goal against Argentina in the 1984 Nehru Cup.[4] While the Nehru Cup was a friendly competition Zhao showed what he was capable of when he played in 1984 Asian Cup and helped guide China to a runner-up position within the tournament.[5] It turned out to be the highlight of his career, and in 1986 he had to retire after he was unable to overcome a persistent tibia and fibula fracture in his left leg.

In 1988, Zhao moved to Japan to become the coach of Mitsubishi Motors F.C. youth team and spent several years with his wife and family living in Japan.[6] He switched nationality from China to Japan and changed his name as Tatsuyu Matsuki (松木達裕) before returning to China in 1998.[1] He then had a brief stint with senior management when he returned to Guangzhou F.C. in 1999 as their head coach; however, it has been in youth development where Zhao has concentrated on when he formed a football school named Guangzhou Yida in his hometown of Guangzhou. He is also the owner of a sportswear company named Ucan which had secured a kit sponsorship deal with China League One club Guangdong Sunray Cave.

On 18 March 2015, Zhao died of liver cancer at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center in Guangzhou, aged 54.[7][8]

Career statistics

International statistics
CompetitionYearAppsGoal
Great Wall Cup 1982–198451
Friendly 1984–198694
Asian Cup Qualifier 198446
Asian Cup 198462
World Cup Qualifier 198556
Total 2919

References
  1. "亚运火炬潮州雨中传递 前国脚松木达裕引人注目". sports.163.com. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  2. "专访赵达裕：足协的4000万青训拨款做得都是很虚的东西". sports.163.com. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  3. "China 1981". RSSSF. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  4. "China PR 1-0 Argentina". teamchina.freehostia.com. 20 January 1984. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  5. "Asian Nations Cup 1984". RSSSF. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  6. "数广东足坛十三大风流人物：容志行古广明均上榜". cnsoccer.titan24.com. 11 March 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  7. "足坛名宿赵达裕肝癌晚期 医治无效于今日仙逝". Netease. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. Yi Zhao Dayu former Gold partner: He proved that all can play
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