Naohiro Takahara, Japan footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

: Takahara with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2012
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Naohiro Takahara
Date of birth: (1979-06-04) 4 June 1979 (age 47)
Place of birth: Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Height: 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position: Forward
⚽ Youth career:
1995–1997: Shimizu Higashi High School
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002: Júbilo Iwata 105 (58)
2001: → Boca Juniors (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2006: Hamburger SV 97 (13)
2006–2008: Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (12)
2008–2010: Urawa Reds 63 (10)
2010: → Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan) 12 (4)
2011–2012: Shimizu S-Pulse 46 (9)
2013–2014: Tokyo Verdy 41 (11)
2014–2015: SC Sagamihara 54 (11)
2016–2023: Okinawa SV 62 (30)
Total: 464 (129)
⚽ International career:
1995: Japan U17 3 (1)
1998–1999: Japan U20 16 (16)
1998–2000: Japan U23 11 (4)
2000–2008: Japan 57 (23)
⚽ Managerial career:
2016–2019: Okinawa SV
2021–2023: Okinawa SV