Naohiro Takahara

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Naohiro Takahara
Personal information
Full name Naohiro Takahara
Date of birth June 4, 1979 (1979-06-04) (age 29)
Place of birth    Mishima, Japan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Urawa Red Diamonds
Number 7
Youth clubs
1995-1997 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998-2002
2001-2002
2002-2006
2006-2007
2008-
Júbilo Iwata
Boca Juniors (loan)
Hamburger SV
Eintracht Frankfurt
Urawa Red Diamonds
105 (58)
006 0(1)
097 (13)
038 (12)
010 0(2)   
National team2
2000-present Flag of Japan Japan 057 (23)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 16, 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of May 29, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Naohiro Takahara (高原 直泰 Takahara Naohiro?, born June 4, 1979) is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a striker

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).[1]

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 injury. 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.

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[edit] Facts

  • His goals and performances are celebrated by Eintracht supporters by singing to the melody of Gala's Freed from desire. After successful matches Takahara often joins the faithful to jump up and down the same way.
  • Takahara was the first Japanese to play in the Argentine First Division league[1].
  • Takahara is the third Japanese to play in Fußball-Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera and Kazuo Ozaki.

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[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

[edit] Team Honors

[edit] Club Career Stats

Last update: 21 October 2007

Season Club Country Division League League Cup National Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1998 Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan 1 20 5
1999 Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan 1 21 9
2000 Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan 1 24 10
2001 Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan 1 13 8
2001-02 Boca Juniors Flag of Argentina Argentina 1 6 1
2002 Júbilo Iwata Flag of Japan Japan 1 27 26
2002-03 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany Germany 1 16 3
2003-04 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany Germany 1 29 2
2004-05 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany Germany 1 31 7
2005-06 Hamburger SV Flag of Germany Germany 1 21 1 - - 2 1 7 0 30 2
2006-07 Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany Germany 1 30 11 - - 4 4 5 2 39 17
2007-08 Eintracht Frankfurt Flag of Germany Germany 1 8 1 - - 2 0 - - 10 1

[edit] International Goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. February 16, 2000 Macau, China Flag of Brunei Brunei 9-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
2. February 16, 2000 Macau, China Flag of Brunei Brunei 9-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
3. February 20, 2000 Macau, China Flag of Macau Macau 3-0 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
4. October 14, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 4-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
5. October 17, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 8-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
6. October 17, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 8-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
7. October 17, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 8-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
8. October 24, 2000 Beirut, Lebanon Flag of Iraq Iraq 4-1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-Finals
9. March 27, 2002 Łódź, Poland Flag of Poland Poland 2-0 Won Friendly
10. August 20, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 3-0 Won Friendly
11. August 20, 2003 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 3-0 Won Friendly
12. March 31, 2004 Jalan Besar, Singapore Flag of Singapore Singapore 2-1 Won 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification
13. September 7, 2005 Rifu, Japan Flag of Honduras Honduras 5-4 Won Friendly
14. October 8, 2005 Riga, Latvia Flag of Latvia Latvia 2-2 Draw Friendly
15. February 28, 2006 Dortmund, Germany Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2 Draw Friendly
16. May 30, 2006 Leverkusen, Germany Flag of Germany Germany 2-2 Draw Friendly
17. May 30, 2006 Leverkusen, Germany Flag of Germany Germany 2-2 Draw Friendly
18. March 24, 2007 Yokohama, Japan Flag of Peru Peru 2-0 Won Friendly
19. June 1, 2007 Fukuroi, Japan Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 2-0 Won Friendly
20. July 9, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of Qatar Qatar 1-1 Draw 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
21. July 13, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3-1 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
22. July 13, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 3-1 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
23. July 21, 2007 Hanoi, Vietnam Flag of Australia Australia 1-1 Won 2007 AFC Asian Cup Quarter-Finals

[edit] References

  1. ^ (German) "Takahara leaves the Eintracht", eintracht.de, accessed January 4, 2008.

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Preceded by
Flag of Japan Toshiya Fujita
J. League Player of the Year
2002
Succeeded by
Flag of Brazil Emerson
Preceded by
Flag of Brazil Will
J. League Top Scorer
2002
Succeeded by
Flag of Brazil Ueslei