Japanese former manager and footballer (born 1979)
Naohiro Takahara 高原 直泰
Takahara with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2012
Personal information
Full name
Naohiro Takahara[1]
Date of birth
(1979-06-04) 4 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth
Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
Height
1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)
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
Hamburg
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 U-17
3
(1)
1998–1999
Japan U-20
16
(16)
1998–2000
Japan U-23
11
(4)
2000–2008
Japan
57
(23)
Managerial career
2016–2019
Okinawa SV
2021–2023
Okinawa SV
Medal record
Júbilo Iwata
Winner
J1 League
1999
Winner
J1 League
2002
Runner-up
J1 League
1998
Runner-up
J1 League
2001
Winner
J.League Cup
1998
Runner-up
J.League Cup
2001
Shimizu S-Pulse
Runner-up
J.League Cup
2012
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
2000 Lebanon
FIFA U-20 World Cup
1999 Nigeria
AFC U-19 Championship
1998 Thailand
AFC U-16 Championship
1994 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023, 13:22 (UTC)
Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰, Takahara Naohiro, born 4 June 1979) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer. He also played for Japan's national football team. Currently, he is working as president for Okinawa SV.
^"2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Japan" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
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national team, and included Atsushi Yanagisawa, Junichi Inamoto and NaohiroTakahara. In Sydney, Japan reached the quarterfinal round. Nakamura made his...
time in his career and also became the second Japanese player after NaohiroTakahara to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga, in his team's 3–3 draw against...
tournament. Nakata was on loan to Bolton Wanderers before the tournament. Takahara joined Eintracht Frankfurt following the tournament. Landreau joined Paris...
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was presented in a press conference joining fellow Japanese striker NaohiroTakahara in Frankfurt and was released on 30 May 2009. On 19 June 2009, French...
close to scoring twice, with two attacking opportunities by striker NaohiroTakahara, before Mochizuki scored from close range after a free kick by Shunsuke...
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