Misao Tamai

Misao Tamai
Personal information
Full name	Misao Tamai
Date of birth	December 16, 1903
Place of birth	Hyogo, Japan
Date of death	December 23, 1978 (aged 75)
Place of death	Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1919–1921	Meiji Gakuin High School
1922–1927	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Waseda WMW
National team
1927	Japan
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Misao Tamai (玉井操, Tamai Misao, December 16, 1903 – December 23, 1978) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Tamai was born in Hyogo Prefecture on December 16, 1903. He played for Waseda WMW which was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates. At the club, he played with many Japan national team players Shigeyoshi Suzuki, Haruo Arima, Tamotsu Asakura, Shigeru Takahashi, Shojiro Sugimura, Nagayasu Honda, Ko Takamoro and Michiyo Taki.

In August 1927, when Tamai was a Waseda University student, he was selected the Japan national team for Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai. At this competition, on August 27, he debuted and scored a goal against Republic of China. On August 29, he also played against Philippines and Japan won this match. This is Japan national team first victory in "International A Match". He played 2 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1927.

After retirement, Tamai became a vice-president of Japan Football Association from 1957 to 1976.

On December 23, 1978, Tamai died of heart failure in Kobe at the age of 75. In 2006, he was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.