is a former

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player.

Playing career

Takagi was born in

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on July 1, 1982. He joined

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from youth team in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind

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until 2003. In October 2003, he moved to

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. In 2004, he moved to

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. However he could not play at all in the match behind

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. In 2006, he moved to J2 club

again on loan. He became a regular goalkeeper and played full time in all 48 matches. In 2007, he moved to J2 club

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on loan. He player as regular goalkeeper and the club won the champions in 2007 and was promoted to J1 from 2008. In 2008, he battles with Yuya Sato for the position and played many matches. However the club finished at bottom place and was relegated to J2 in a year. In 2009, he returned to J1 club

. However he could hardly play in the match behind Koji Ezumi. In 2010, he moved to J1 club

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. However he could not play at all in the match behind

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and Takaya Kurokawa. In 2011, he moved to J2 club

again. However he could hardly play in the match behind Lee Ho-seung in 2011. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2012, he could hardly play in the match and the club was relegated to J2 in a year. In 2013, he moved to J2 club

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. Although he battles with

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for the position and played many matches in 2013, he could not play at all in the match behind new member

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in 2014. In 2015, he moved to

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. However he could not play at all in the match behind Tsuyoshi Sato and retired end of 2015 season.

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* 1982 births Living people Association football people from Ishikawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players J3 League players JEF United Chiba players Thespakusatsu Gunma players Omiya Ardija players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Albirex Niigata players FC Gifu players SC Sagamihara players Men's association football goalkeepers Sportspeople from Kanazawa, Ishikawa {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub