How tall is Shinji Tanaka?

Shinji Tanaka's listed height is 174 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 75% of men in Japan.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 75% of men in Japan born in 1960 (average 170.1 cm).

Tanaka next to his teammates

Koichi Hashiratani is 4 cm taller than Shinji Tanaka (178 cm), teammate at Yokohama F. Marinos from 1983 to 1992.

Kazushi Kimura is 6 cm shorter than Shinji Tanaka (168 cm), teammate at Yokohama F. Marinos from 1983 to 1992.

Takeshi Koshida is 8 cm taller than Shinji Tanaka (182 cm), teammate at Yokohama F. Marinos from 1983 to 1989.

About Shinji Tanaka

Shinji Tanaka is a former Japanese football player and manager, born on 25 September 1960 in Saitama. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Nissan Motors in 1983.

Nissan Motors won the Emperor's Cup in 1983 and 1985, and from 1988 to 1990 the club won all three major titles in Japan, the Japan Soccer League, the JSL Cup and the Emperor's Cup. Tanaka was selected for the Best Eleven in 1989 to 1990. He later moved to the J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1992 and to the Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1994, and retired in 1995. As a Chuo University student he played all three games for Japan U-20 at the 1979 World Youth Championship, and on 30 March 1980 he debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia in Olympic qualifying.

At a listed 174 cm (5'9"), Tanaka is 4 cm shorter than Koichi Hashiratani, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), his teammate at Yokohama F. Marinos from 1983 to 1992. Takeshi Koshida, 182 cm (6'0"), a teammate there from 1983 to 1989, is 8 cm taller, and Kazushi Kimura, 168 cm (5'6"), is 6 cm shorter.

Frequently asked

How tall is Shinji Tanaka in feet and inches? Shinji Tanaka is 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

How tall is Shinji Tanaka compared to Koichi Hashiratani? Koichi Hashiratani is 4 cm taller than Shinji Tanaka: 178 cm (5'10") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Shinji Tanaka compared to Kazushi Kimura? Kazushi Kimura is 6 cm shorter than Shinji Tanaka: 168 cm (5'6") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Shinji Tanaka compared to Takeshi Koshida? Takeshi Koshida is 8 cm taller than Shinji Tanaka: 182 cm (6'0") vs 174 cm (5'9").

Is Shinji Tanaka tall for men in Japan? At 174 cm he is taller than about 75% of men in Japan born in 1960, whose average height is 170.1 cm.

Sources

• Shinji Tanaka on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Shinji Tanaka on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.

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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