Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara (Japanese高原 直 泰Takahara Naohiro; born June 4, 1979 in Mishima ) is a Japanese football player at the position of the striker.

Career

Takahara started playing football at the age of six years. His youth clubs included Shimizu High School and Tokai University. His first stop in professional football from 1998 to 2001, the Japanese Erstligamannschaft Jubilo Iwata. In the 2001/2002 season Takahara was on loan from his club temporarily to Boca Juniors in Argentina. As you look after financial difficulties could no longer afford him there (1 goal in six league games ), Takahara returned in January 2002 Jubilo Iwata back. After his return Takahara played his most successful season 2001/2002 when he scored 26 goals for Jubilo Iwata in 27 league games. With this performance, he was both top scorer in the J. League and Player of the year in Japan. In the Japanese J. League, the striker scored in a total of 105 appearances for Jubilo Iwata 58 goals.

In January 2003, Takahara was transferred for a transfer fee of 200,000 euros for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga. There Takahara scored 13 goals in 97 Bundesliga games. 14 May 2006 Takahara was transferred for a transfer fee of 750,000 euros to Eintracht Frankfurt. There he signed a three -year contract.

In the Bundesliga season 2006/ 07 Takahara played his best season in the Bundesliga. He scored 11 goals in 30 league games for Eintracht. This season in the game against Alemannia Aachen on 15 Matchday he succeeded his only hat-trick in the Bundesliga. In addition, he scored the final group game in the UEFA Cup against Fenerbahce two goals. In the DFB-Pokal 2006/2007 Takahara scored four goals in four games. As in his time at Hamburg SV Eintracht Frankfurt at Takahara became a crowd favorite.

After a disappointing performance in the 2007/2008 season (8 league games, 1 goal) Takahara joined in January 2008 for a transfer fee of 1.5 million euros to the Urawa Red Diamonds, where he has signed a contract until 31 December 2010.

In July 2010, Takahara moved to Suwon Bluewings South Korea. But after just half a year, he returned to Japan and moved to Shimizu S-Pulse.

In the National Team of Japan Takahara made ​​his debut on 16 February 2000 during the game against the national team of Brunei. Among his most games, the match against the German national football team counted on 30 May 2006, in which he scored two goals.

In January 2013 Takahara moved to Tokyo Verdy.

Awards

  • 2007 Asian Championship top scorer
  • 2002 J. League: Footballer of the Year
  • 2002 J. League: leading scorer
  • 2002 J. League Best Eleven
  • 2000 Asian Championship Best Eleven
  • 1999 Asian Football Federation Best youth player of the Year

Achievements and titles

  • 2005 winning the UEFA Intertoto Cup ( Intertoto Cup ) and move into the UEFA Cup
  • 2004 Asian champions
  • 2003 Winner of the German League Cup
  • 2002 J. League Championship
  • 2000 Asian champions
  • 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up
  • 1999 J. League Championship
  • 1999 Asian Club Championship
  • 1998 J. League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup
  • 1998 Asian Club Championship
  • 1994 U-16 Asian Championship
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