Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara

Takahara with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2012
Personal information
Full name Naohiro Takahara
Date of birth (1979-06-04) June 4, 1979
Place of birth Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Okinawa SV
Youth career
1995–1997 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2002 Júbilo Iwata 105 (58)
2001 → Boca Juniors (loan) 7[1] (1)
2003–2006 Hamburger SV 97 (13)
2005–2006 Hamburger SV II 3 (2)
2006–2007 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (12)
2008–2010 Urawa Red Diamonds 59 (10)
2010 Suwon Bluewings 12 (4)
2011–2012 Shimizu S-Pulse 46 (9)
2013–2014 Tokyo Verdy 41 (11)
2014–2015 SC Sagamihara 21 (5)
2016- Okinawa SV
National team‡
1998–1999 Japan U-20 16 (16)
1998–2000 Japan U-23 11 (4)
2000–2008[2] Japan 57 (23)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 1, 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 23, 2010

Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰 Takahara Naohiro, born June 4, 1979) is a Japanese footballer. He last played for SC Sagamihara as a striker, being released in November 2015.[3] In December 2015, with legendary Japanese judoka Tadahiro Nomura, established Okinawa SV.[4]

Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. On December 3, 2006, he scored his first hat-trick in the German Bundesliga in a league game against Alemannia Aachen. In January 2008 he moved to Urawa Red Diamonds for a transfer fee of around ¥180 million (around $1.7 million).[5]

Takahara had played for Japan in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney but missed the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by his home country and South Korea, because of lung disease.[6] He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and played in all the six games involving Japan. He scored four goals and was a joint top scorer of the tournament.

Facts

Asian Cup 2007

Takahara finished top scorer after an impressive performance at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He scored against Qatar in the first match, who Japan tied 1-1. Japan won the next match, against United Arab Emirates and Takahara impressed coach Ivica Osim with two goals. In the quarterfinal match against rivals Australia, Takahara scored the tying goal and sent the game in PKs. Although Takahara missed his spot-kick, heroic saves from goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi sent Japan through into the semifinals, where they lost to Saudi Arabia 2-3.

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

Career statistics

Club

ClubseasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinantalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Júbilo Iwata JapanJ. League 1Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
19982052064–289
19992193110–2510
200024100020–2610
2001138–22–1510
Boca Juniors ArgentinaPrimera DivisiónCopa ArgentinaOtherSouth AmericaTotal
2001-0261––1071
Júbilo Iwata JapanJ. League 1Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
2002272630––3026
Hamburger SV GermanyBundesligaDFB-PokalOtherEuropeTotal
2002-03163–––163
2003-04292313120374
2004-0531710–*10337
2005-0621121–*100332
Eintracht Frankfurt2006-07301144–523917
2007-088120––101
Urawa Red Diamonds JapanJ. League 1Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
2008276103141358
2009324–82–406
201040–11–51
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South KoreaK LeagueFA CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
201012410–10144
Shimizu S-Pulse JapanJ. League 1Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
20112881041–259
20121810020–201
Tokyo Verdy JapanJ. League 2Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
2013411100––4111
201400–––00
SC Sagamihara JapanJ. League 3Emperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
201421500––215
20150000––00
Okinawa SV JapanOkinawa League Div. 3Emperor's CupOtherAsiaTotal
2016 ––
TotalJapan27695101291141319107
Argentina61––1071
Germany135251263118216834
South Korea12410–10144
Career total4291242373212243508146

* Includes Intertoto Cup

International

[8]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
2000118
200140
200241
200382
200451
200572
200653
200796
200840
Total5723

References

  1. ↑ "Boca. Primera enciclopedia de un sentimiento", Olé, p. 344
  2. ↑ "TAKAHARA Naohiro". Japan National Football Team Database.
  3. ↑ http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/32360
  4. ↑ http://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?177967-177967-fl
  5. ↑ (German) "Takahara leaves the Eintracht", eintracht.de, accessed January 4, 2008.
  6. ↑ "Takahara suffering lung disease again". ESPN. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Spreading Their Wings: Japanese Soccer Stars Seek Success Overseas", web-japan.org, accessed October 20, 2011.
  8. ↑ Naohiro Takahara at National-Football-Teams.com

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