How tall is Koji Tanaka?

Koji Tanaka's listed height was 170 cm (5'7"). He was taller than about 56% of men in Japan.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 56% of men in Japan born in 1955 (average 169.1 cm).

Tanaka next to his teammates

Toshio Matsuura is 20 cm taller than Koji Tanaka (190 cm), teammate at NKK SC from 1978 to 1988.

About Koji Tanaka

Koji Tanaka was a Japanese football player and manager who played for the Japan national team. He was born on 2 November 1955 in Urawa. After graduating from Meiji University, he joined Nippon Kokan, later NKK, in 1978.

The club won the 1980 JSL Cup and the 1981 Emperor's Cup, finished second for three years in a row from 1985, and won the 1987 JSL Cup. Tanaka retired in 1988. He debuted for Japan against Romania on 15 July 1982 and played 20 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1984. He started coaching at NKK in 1989, became manager of the Japan U-20 national team in 1993, and led it to the quarter-finals of the 1995 World Youth Championship. He later coached Nagoya Grampus Eight.

Tanaka stood at a listed 170 cm (5'7"). Toshio Matsuura, listed at 190 cm (6'3"), was 20 cm taller and his teammate at NKK SC from 1978 to 1988. Tanaka died on 26 May 2026.

Frequently asked

How tall is Koji Tanaka in feet and inches? Koji Tanaka was 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Koji Tanaka compared to Toshio Matsuura? Toshio Matsuura is 20 cm taller than Koji Tanaka: 190 cm (6'3") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Koji Tanaka tall for men in Japan? At 170 cm he was taller than about 56% of men in Japan born in 1955, whose average height is 169.1 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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