is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Takahashi was born in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

on August 8, 1976. After graduating from

Fukuoka University Fukuoka University is a private research university located in Fukuoka, Japan. The university has nine faculties with a total of around 20,000 students, 800 of whom are foreign. Its two campuses are in Nanakuma and Kitakyushu. Fukuoka Universit ...

, he joined newly was promoted to

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club,

Albirex Niigata is a professional football club based in Niigata, Japan. Formed in 1955 as Niigata Eleven SC, it was renamed Albireo Niigata FC in 1995, and Albirex Niigata in 1997. From 2023, Albirex will be playing on the J1 League, coming back to the fir ...

in 1999. He became a regular player in July 1999 and played many matches as center back with Sérgio. However his opportunity to play decreased behind new member

Yoshiaki Maruyama is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Maruyama was born in Machida on October 12, 1974. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. Marinos'') in 1997. He played center ...

from 2002. The club won the champions in 2003 and was promoted to

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from 2004. Although he played many matches again in 2005, he retired end of 2005 season.

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* 1976 births Living people Fukuoka University alumni Association football people from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Albirex Niigata players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub