Nobuhiro Takeda

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Nobuhiro Takeda

Personal information
Full name	Nobuhiro Takeda
Date of birth	May 10, 1967 (1967-05-10) (age 44)
Place of birth	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward (retired)
Youth career
1983-1985	Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1986-1997	Yomiuri / Verdy Kawasaki	243	(108)
1996	Júbilo Iwata	24	(4)
1997	Kyoto Purple Sanga	16	(9)
1998-1999	JEF United Ichihara	57	(19)
2000-2001	Verdy Kawasaki / Tokyo Verdy	19	(2)
2000	→Sportivo Luqueño (loan)
National team
1987-1994	Japan	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 修宏, Takeda Nobuhiro^?, born May 10, 1967 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a former Japanese football player. He was a forward and known as a superb opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro as a sportscaster ^[1]

Playing career

Club

He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School. He joined Japan Soccer League side Yomiuri FC in 1986. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, Yomiuri was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki for whom he continued to play. His partnership with Kazuyoshi Miura up front was one of the key elements that brought successes to the club in the late 80's and early 90's. He was transferred to Jubilo Iwata for the 1996 season but came back to Verdy (1997), then moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (July 1997-December 1997), JEF United Ichihara (1998–1999), again Verdy (2000), Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño (June 2000-December 2000), and finished his playing career at Verdy (2001).

International

He played 18 times for the Japanese national team between 1987 and 1994. He made his international debut on April 8, 1987 in a 1988 Olympics qualifier against Indonesia at the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium. He scored his sole international goal in the match. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup but he did not play in the tournament.

Under national coach Hans Ooft, Japan reached the AFC final qualifying stage for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was on the pitch, after replacing Masashi Nakayama in the 81st minute, when Japan's hope to play in the finals in the U.S.A. was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
1986/87	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	22	11					22	11
1987/88			21	5					21	5
1988/89			15	4					15	4
1989/90			22	13			4	1	26	14
1990/91			22	9			2	0	24	9
1991/92			20	6			5	5	25	11
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League 1	-				11	4	11	4
1993			36	17	3	0	1	0	40	17
1994			40	23	0	0	3	1	43	24
1995			41	20	1	1	-		42	21
1996	Júbilo Iwata	J. League 1	24	4	1	0	14	2	39	6
1997	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League 1	4	0	0	0	6	1	10	1
1997	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J. League 1	16	9	2	1	0	0	18	10
1998	JEF United Ichihara	J. League 1	33	13	1	0	6	2	40	15
1999			24	6	0	0	2	1	26	7
2000	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League 1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2001	Tokyo Verdy	J. League 1	19	2	0	0	2	0	21	2
Country	Japan		359	142	8	2	57	17	424	164
Total			359	142	8	2	57	17	424	164

International career statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1987	4	1
1988	0	0
1989	0	0
1990	4	0
1991	2	0
1992	2	0
1993	4	0
1994	2	0
Total	18	1

Honors and awards

Team honors

• 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

Video games

• Takeda Nobuhiro no Super Cup Soccer - Super Famicom videogame, released November 26, 1993
• Takeda Nobuhiro no Ace Striker - Game Boy videogame, released February 18, 1994
• Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League Soccer - Super Famicom videogame, released November 25, 1994

References

1. ^ website by Horipro (Japanese)
2. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=30569

External links

• Takeda's official website (Japanese)

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Name	Takeda, Nobuhiro
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Date of birth	May 10, 1967
Place of birth	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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