Naohiro Takahara
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naohiro Takahara | ||
Date of birth | June 4, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team 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 | ||
International career‡ | |||
1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 16 | (16) |
1998–2000 | Japan U-23 | 11 | (4) |
2000–2008[2] | Japan | 57 | (23) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1, 2015 ‡ 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
- His goals and performances were celebrated by Eintracht supporters by singing to the melody of Gala's Freed from desire. After successful matches Takahara often joined the faithful to jump up and down the same way.
- Takahara was the first Japanese player to play in the Argentine First Division league.[7]
- Takahara is the third Japanese to play in Fußball-Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera and Kazuo Ozaki.
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
- AFC U-19 Championship Top Scorer: 1998
- AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven: 2000
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 2000
- J. League Most Valuable Player: 2002
- J. League Top Scorer: 2002
- J. League Best Eleven: 2002
- AFC Asian Cup Top Scorer: 2007
Team Honors
- FIFA World Youth Championship Runner-Up: 1999
- AFC U-17 Championship Champions: 1994
- AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2000
- AFC Champions League Champions: 1999
- Asian Super Cup Champions: 1999
- J-League Champions: 1999, 2002
- DFB-Ligapokal Champions: 2003
- UEFA Intertoto Cup Champions: 2005
Career statistics
Club
Club | season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continantal | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Júbilo Iwata | Japan | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
1998 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | – | 28 | 9 | ||
1999 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 10 | ||
2000 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 10 | ||
2001 | 13 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 15 | 10 | |||
Boca Juniors | Argentina | Primera División | Copa Argentina | Other | South America | Total | |||||
2001-02 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
Júbilo Iwata | Japan | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2002 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 26 | |||
Hamburger SV | Germany | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||
2002-03 | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
2003-04 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
2004-05 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | *1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | ||
2005-06 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | *10 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2006-07 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | 39 | 17 | |
2007-08 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
Urawa Red Diamonds | Japan | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2008 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 8 | |
2009 | 32 | 4 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 40 | 6 | |||
2010 | 4 | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | |||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | South Korea | K League | FA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2010 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
Shimizu S-Pulse | Japan | J. League 1 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2011 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 25 | 9 | ||
2012 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
Tokyo Verdy | Japan | J. League 2 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2013 | 41 | 11 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 11 | |||
2014 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
SC Sagamihara | Japan | J. League 3 | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
2014 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 5 | |||
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
Okinawa SV | Japan | Okinawa League Div. 3 | Emperor's Cup | Other | Asia | Total | |||||
2016 | – | – | |||||||||
Total | Japan | 276 | 95 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 319 | 107 |
Argentina | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
Germany | 135 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 168 | 34 | |
South Korea | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
Career total | 429 | 124 | 23 | 7 | 32 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 508 | 146 |
* Includes Intertoto Cup
International
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References
- ^ "Boca. Primera enciclopedia de un sentimiento", Olé, p. 344
- ^ "TAKAHARA Naohiro". Japan National Football Team Database.
- ^ http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/32360
- ^ http://web.gekisaka.jp/news/detail/?177967-177967-fl
- ^ Template:De icon "Takahara leaves the Eintracht", eintracht.de, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ "Takahara suffering lung disease again". ESPN. 31 May 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ "Spreading Their Wings: Japanese Soccer Stars Seek Success Overseas", web-japan.org, accessed October 20, 2011.
- ^ Naohiro Takahara at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Official Website
- footballdatabase.com
- Yahoo! Sports UK
- Naohiro Takahara – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Naohiro Takahara at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- SC Sagamihara players
- Tokyo Verdy players
- Shimizu S-Pulse players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Urawa Red Diamonds players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Hamburger SV players
- Boca Juniors footballers
- Júbilo Iwata players
- K League Classic players
- Bundesliga players
- Argentine Primera División players
- J.League MVPs
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- J3 League players
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Japanese expatriates in South Korea
- Japanese expatriates in Germany
- Japanese expatriate footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Sportspeople from Shizuoka Prefecture
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Japan youth international footballers
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games