Description
Naohiro Takahara is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for SC Sagamihara as a striker.
Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for J�bilo 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.
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 lung disease. 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.
Born
June 4th, 1979 in Mishima (Age 45)
Teams
S.C. Sagamihara (2014-2015) | Tokyo Verdy (2013-2014) | Shimizu S-Pulse (2011-2012) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (2010) | Urawa Red Diamonds (2008-2010) | Eintracht Frankfurt (2006-2008) | Hamburger SV (2002-2006) | Boca Juniors (2001) | Japan national football team (2000-2008) | Júbilo Iwata (1998-2002) | Japan national under-23 football team (1998-2000) | Japan national under-20 football team (1998-1999) | Japan national under-17 football team (1995) |
Last Changes
2015/07/23
New Address: Available to members only
2009/12/16
Address Removed: Available to members only
2008/05/07
New Address: Available to members only