is a Japanese football manager and former professional player.

Playing career

Takahata was born in Takatsuki on June 16, 1968. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1991. He retired in 1995.

Coaching career

After retirement, in 1996, Takahata became a coach at

(later ''Kawasaki Frontale''). In April 2008, manager Takashi Sekizuka resigned for health reasons, Takahata managed the club. In 2009, Sekizuka came back to a manager, Takahata returned to a coach. In 2010, Takahata became a manager again as Sekizuka successor. He left the club end of 2013 season and he became a manager for

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. In January 2016, Takahata first came to China as the head coach of

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's youth system. He was the head coach of Hainan Star from 2021 to June 2023, where he led them to promotion to

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in his first season at the club. On 18 June 2023, he was appointed as the new head coach of

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's defending champions Wuhan Three Towns. On 5 January 2024, he stepped down as head coach of Wuhan Three Towns.

Managerial statistics

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1968 births Living people Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Sportspeople from Takatsuki, Osaka Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Kawasaki Frontale players Japanese football managers Kawasaki Frontale managers J1 League managers J3 League managers Chinese Super League managers Expatriate football managers in China Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China J.League U-22 Selection managers Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub