When was Zhao Dayu born?

Zhao Dayu was born on 17 January 1961 in Guangzhou.

Zhao Dayu

Footballer (1961–2015)

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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), was a Chinese coach, businessman and a former international football striker. He was a naturalized citizen of Japan.

Quick facts

Born: 17 January 1961 wd
Place of birth: Guangzhou wd
Died: 18 March 2015 wd
Place of death: Guangzhou wd
Citizenship: People's Republic of China, Japan wd
Occupation: association football player, businessperson, association football coach wd

About

As a footballer he played his whole career for Guangzhou team, 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 youth team in 1988. 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.