Takuma Abe
Takuma Abe (Japanese阿 部 拓 马, Takuma Abe, born December 5, 1987 in Kodaira, Tokyo Prefecture) is a Japanese football player.
Career
In his youth, Takuma Abe played until 2000 for Kodaira FC Eleven. After that, he played for FC Vida, before 2003 the Yokogawa Musashino FC joined. From 2006 to 2010, Abe was active for the football team Hosei University.
2010 Abe received his first professional contract, who played in the J. League Division 2, the second Japanese football league in Tokyo Verdy. There he made his debut in the 0-1 defeat of his team against Ehime FC on 10 April 2010. In his first professional season, he came on as 20 bets - but only four from the start - and scoring three goals. The following season, 2011, he managed to breakthrough; Abe has established itself as a regular player, scoring 16 goals in 33 league games, also get him three assists. This balance could Abe, who generally described as " hanging tip " or as a center forward came at Verdy used to increase the following season in 2012 yet: In 40 league missions he scored not only 18 goals himself but gave his players an additional 14 assists.
After the end of the season in Japan, which ended his contract with Verdy, Abe graduated in December 2012 with the German second division club 1.FC Union Berlin a trial. An obligation leaned from the club because of linguistic difficulties and problems with the integration. Following Abe took in January 2013 in the training camp of the league rivals VfR Aalen, who signed him after the end of tryouts. The Schwaben he signed a valid until the summer of 2015 two and a half year contract.
His debut in the German second division gave Takuma Abe then on 16 February 2013 in the 0-1 defeat against Hertha BSC Aalen. His first goal was scored by Abe a month later in the game against the SV Sandhausen, when he with his 2-2 in the 90th minute game secured his team a point.
Private
Since December 2012 Takuma Abe is married with Satomi Abe, who held the branch manager of a fashion business in Tokyo. The couple moved in January 2013 jointly by Tokyo to Aalen.