# Naohiro Takahara

Naohiro Takahara is a Japanese footballer & manager, born on 4 June 1979 in Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan. Takahara played as a forward for Júbilo Iwata and Hamburger SV. Takahara scored 205 goals in 671 games for club and country and won 13 trophies, including the AFC Champions League and 5 league titles.

## Takahara's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 614 | 182 |
| Japan | 57 | 23 |
| Total | 671 | 205 |

Goals per game: 0.31.

## Takahara's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 13
- League titles: 5
- Domestic cups: 4
- AFC Champions League: 1
- Other international club trophies: 1
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 7

### Júbilo Iwata

- AFC Champions League: 1 (1998–99)
- Asian Super Cup: 1 (1999)
- J.League Division 1: 2 (1999, 2002)
- J.League Cup: 1 (1998)
- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2000)

### Hamburger SV

- DFB-Ligapokal: 1 (2003)
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1 (2005)
- Kyushu Soccer League: 3 (2019, 2021, 2022)

### Japan U17

- AFC U-17 Championship: 1 (1994)

### Japan

- AFC Asian Cup: 1 (2000)

### Individual

- AFC U-19 Championship top scorer: 1 (1998)
- AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven: 1 (2000)
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1 (2000)
- J.League Most Valuable Player: 1 (2002)
- J.League Top Scorer: 1 (2002)
- J.League Best XI: 1 (2002)
- AFC Asian Cup top scorer: 1 (2007)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1998–2002: Júbilo Iwata, 105 games, 58 goals
2. 2001: Boca Juniors (loan), 6 games, 1 goal
3. 2002–2006: Hamburger SV, 97 games, 13 goals
4. 2006–2008: Eintracht Frankfurt, 38 games, 12 goals
5. 2008–2010: Urawa Reds, 63 games, 10 goals
6. 2010: Suwon Samsung Bluewings (loan), 12 games, 4 goals
7. 2011–2012: Shimizu S-Pulse, 46 games, 9 goals
8. 2013–2014: Tokyo Verdy, 41 games, 11 goals
9. 2014–2015: SC Sagamihara, 54 games, 11 goals
10. 2016–2023: Okinawa SV, 62 games, 30 goals

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