, is a former Japanese

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player and current futsal manager. As a player, he was a member of the Japanese national futsal team. Currently, he is the head coach of the

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and one of the assistant coaches of Japan national futsal team.

Career

Player

In 1982, he was born in

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, Japan. He graduated from Asahikawa City Midorigaoka Junior High School and Hokkaido Asahikawa Business High School. He played soccer in junior high school and high school. When he entered

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in 2001, he switched from soccer to

in his third year of university. In 2004, he joined PREDATOR (

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). In May 2004, he participated in the 2004 AFC Futsal Championship. In November 2004, he participated in the

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. In both competitions, he was the youngest player of Japanese national futsal team. In May 2005, he participated in the 2005 AFC Futsal Championship. In 2007, the first F.League was held as Japan's first national league. In 2007-08 season, he scored 7 goals in the F.League.元フットサル日本代表FP高橋健介が今シーズンでの引退を発表
Soccer King. 8 December 2015 In July 2008, he joined to Caja Segovia FS in the Spanish Primera Division. He signed a professional contract with a number of 10. He then injured his right knee, so he was unable to participate in the

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. In the 2009-10 season, he became the main player of the Kaha Segovia FS. In 2010, he joined to

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in the Spanish Primera Division. In May 2011, he moved to the old nest of Bardral Urayasu. In 2011-12 season, he was selected the F.League Best 5. In 2012, he participated in the

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. After 2015-16 season, he retired from futsal.

Manager

In 2016, he became technical director of Bardral Urayasu.高橋健介氏、2017-2018シーズンより監督就任のお知らせ
Valdral Urayasu. 26 March 2017 In 2017, he took over as manager of Bardral Urayasu.

Indonesia national team

In April 2018, he took over as manager of

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. He was in charge of the senior national futsal teams, both men and

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, and also the youth U-20 national futsal team. He first brought the women team into the quarter-finals of the 2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship. In the 2018 AFF Futsal Championship, he led the men senior team to third place. Next, he led the men U-20 team to the semifinals of the 2019 AFC U-20 Futsal Championship, finishing the tournament as fourth place. After three and a half years tenure, he declined to renew his contract and resigned from the position citing family reason.

Japan national team

Right after he left Indonesia, the JFA appointed him as the new head coach of the

and as an assistant coach of the Japan national futsal team.

Clubs

* 2004–2008

* 2008–2010 Caja Segovia FS * 2010–2011

* 2011–2016

Managerial Teams

* 2017–2018

* 2018–2021 **

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** Indonesia national under-20 futsal team * 2021–present **

(as head coach) ** Japan national futsal team (as assistant coach)

Titles

Club

* All Japan Futsal Championship (1) ** 2006

Individual

* F.League Best 5 (1) ** 2011-12

References

External links

* *
JFA profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Kensuke 1982 births Living people Japanese men's futsal players Japanese futsal coaches Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Bardral Urayasu players