Naohiro Takahara

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 45)
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)
2001Boca Juniors (loan) 6 (1)
2002–2006 Hamburg 97 (13)
2006–2008 Eintracht Frankfurt 38 (12)
2008–2010 Urawa Reds 63 (10)
2010Suwon 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
Gold medal – first place 2000 Lebanon
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Nigeria
AFC U-19 Championship
Silver medal – second place 1998 Thailand
AFC U-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place 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.

  1. ^ "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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