is a former

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player.

Playing career

Takagi was born in

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on May 20, 1979. After dropped out from

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, he joined

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club

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(later ''Tokyo Verdy'') in 2000. Although he could not play at all in the match behind

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until 2001, he battles with Daijiro Takakuwa for the goalkeeper position in 2002, he became a regular goalkeeper in summer 2002. The club won the champions

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. However the club was relegated to

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from 2006. The club won the 2nd place in 2007 and was promoted to J1 from 2008. However the club gained

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in 2008. Although Takagi played many matches as regular goalkeeper for a long time, he could hardly play in the match behind Doi from 2008. In 2009, he moved to J1 club

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. However he could hardly play in the match behind

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. In 2016, he moved to J2 club

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. He played many matches as regular goalkeeper in 2016. However he could not play at all in the match behind new member Víctor in 2017 and retired end of 2017 season.

Club statistics

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* 1979 births Living people Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Tokyo Verdy players Nagoya Grampus players FC Gifu players Men's association football goalkeepers People from Edogawa, Tokyo {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub