is a retired Japanese male

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

player and was part of the

Japan men's national volleyball team The Japan men's national volleyball team ( ja, 男子バレーボール日本代表) represents Japan in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Japan Volleyball Association. Their nickname is "''RYUJIN NIPPON (� ...

. He started to be the head coach for

JTEKT Stings is a men's volleyball team based in the city of Kariya, Japan. It competes in the V.League, the highest volleyball league in Japan. The club was founded in 1958 and the current owner of the club is JTEKT. History JTEKT Stings was founded as ...

in V.League Division 1 since 2018–19 season until 2020–21 season. He led the team won the first V.League 1 title of the club's history in 2020 and the

Emperor's Cup , commonly known as or also Japan FA Cup is a Japanese football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football match in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J.League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, J ...

title in 2021. Currently, he is being a management staff of the team.

Awards

Personal

* 2019–20 V.League 1 — Yasutaka Matsudaira Award (松平康隆賞), given to the coach of the championship team, with

* 2019–20 V.League 1 — Director Award, with JTEKT Stings

Coaching club teams

* 2019–20 V.League 1 — Simple cup icon

Champion, with JTEKT Stings * 2020–21 Japanese Emperor's Cup — Simple cup icon

Champion, with JTEKT Stings

Personal life

His younger brother, Kozo Takahashi, was also a part of

and he already retired.

References

External links

profile
at ''FIVB.org'' 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Matsuyama, Ehime Japanese men's volleyball players Sportspeople from Tokyo Metropolis 21st-century Japanese people {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub