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 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Okinawa SV
Number 10
Youth career
1995–1997 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Júbilo Iwata 105 (58)
2001Boca Juniors (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2006 Hamburg 97 (13)
2006–2008 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (12)
2008–2010 Urawa Reds 63 (10)
2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 (4)
2011–2012 Shimizu S-Pulse 46 (9)
2013–2014 Tokyo Verdy 41 (11)
2014–2015 SC Sagamihara 54 (11)
2016– Okinawa SV
Total 462 (129)
National team
1998–1999 Japan U-20 16 (16)
1998–2000 Japan U-23 11 (4)
2000–2008 Japan 57 (23)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2015.


Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰 Takahara Naohiro, born June 4, 1979) is a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.[1] He plays for Okinawa SV.

In December 2015, with legendary Japanese judoka Tadahiro Nomura, established Okinawa SV.[2]

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).[3]

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.[4] 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.

Career statistics

Club

ClubseasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinantalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Júbilo Iwata JapanJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
19982052064289
199921931102510
2000241000202610
2001138221510
Boca Juniors ArgentinaPrimera DivisiónCopa ArgentinaOtherSouth AmericaTotal
2001-02611071
Júbilo Iwata JapanJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
20022726303026
Hamburg GermanyBundesligaDFB-PokalOtherEuropeTotal
2002-03163163
2003-04292313120374
2004-0531710*10337
2005-0621121*100332
Eintracht Frankfurt2006-07301144523917
2007-088120101
Urawa Reds JapanJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
2008276103141358
200932482406
2010401151
Suwon Samsung Bluewings South KoreaK LeagueFA CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
20101241010144
Shimizu S-Pulse JapanJ1 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
20112881041259
20121810020201
Tokyo Verdy JapanJ2 LeagueEmperor's CupJ.League CupAsiaTotal
20134111004111
20140000
SC Sagamihara JapanJ3 LeagueEmperor's CupJ. League CupAsiaTotal
201421500215
201533600336
Okinawa SV JapanOkinawa League Div. 3Emperor's CupOtherAsiaTotal
2016
TotalJapan309101101291141352113
Argentina611071
Germany135251263118216834
South Korea1241010144
Career total4621292373212243541151

* Includes Intertoto Cup

International

[6]

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

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

References

  1. "TAKAHARA Naohiro". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. (German) "Takahara leaves the Eintracht", eintracht.de, accessed January 4, 2008.
  3. "Takahara suffering lung disease again". ESPN. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  4. "Spreading Their Wings: Japanese Soccer Stars Seek Success Overseas", web-japan.org, accessed October 20, 2011.
  5. Naohiro Takahara at National-Football-Teams.com
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