Zhao Dayu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zhao Dayu | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Date of death | 18 March 2015 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1986 | Guangzhou | ||
| 1988–1990 | Mitsubishi Motors F.C. | ||
| National team | |||
| 1982–1986 | China | 29 | (19) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1988 | Mitsubishi Motors F.C. Youth | ||
| 1999 | Guangzhou Apollo | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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.
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. 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 Yida football school in his hometown while outside football he moved into sportswear manufacturing with a company called Ucan.
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. 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. 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. 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.
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