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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takahagi was born on April 17, 1969. She played for Shinko Seiko FC Clair.

National team career

On January 21, 1986, when Takahagi was 16 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against

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. She played at

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and 1991 AFC Championship. She also played at

1990 Asian Games The 1990 Asian Games also known as the XI Asiad and the 11th Asian Games ( zh, c=第十一届亚洲运动会, p=Dì shíyī jiè yàzhōu yùndònghuì), were held from September 22 to October 7, 1990, in Beijing, China. This was the first Asian Ga ...

. She was a member of Japan for 1991 World Cup. She played 31 games for Japan until 1991.Japan Football Association
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National team statistics

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* * * 1969 births Living people Tokyo Gakugei University alumni Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Tokyo Shidax LSC players Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football defenders Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub