was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takada was born in

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on June 28, 1951. After dropped out of

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, he joined

Mitsubishi Motors is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.1971 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1971 season. Overview It was contested by 8 teams, and Mitsubishi Motors won the championship. Results Quarterfinals *Yanmar Diesel 3–1 Waseda University *Nippon Steel 6–1 Chuo University *Hitachi 2–1 Tok ...

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and

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. In 1978, the club won all three major titles in Japan:

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and

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. He retired in 1979. He played 128 games and scored 25 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

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and

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National team career

In December 1970, when Takada was a

student, he was selected Japan national team for

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. At this competition, on December 12, he debuted against Khmer. He also played at

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. He played 16 games for Japan until 1975.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> On October 1, 2009, Takada died of

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at the age of 58.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1951 births 2009 deaths Nihon University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Men's association football forwards Asian Games competitors for Japan Association football people from Shizuoka (city) {{Japan-footy-forward-stub