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Narita Takaki
高木 成太
Personal information
Full name Narita Takaki
Date of birth (1977-04-05) April 5, 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth Nagasaki, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 Kunimi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Blaze Kumamoto
1998 Verdy Kawasaki 0 (0)
1999–2003 Yokohama FC 102 (8)
2002 Tokyo Verdy (loan) 14 (0)
2005 FC Horikoshi 19 (1)
2006 FC Gifu 6 (0)
2006–2007 MIE Rampole 0 (0)
Total 141 (9)
Teams managed
2011–2014 FC Suzuka Rampole
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Narita Takaki (高木 成太, Takaki Narita, born April 5, 1977) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played as a midfielder for different clubs in Japan. After his playing career, he also worked as a football manager.

Narita Takaki's Playing Career

Narita Takaki was born in Nagasaki Prefecture on April 5, 1977. After finishing high school, he started his football journey.

Early Club Years

In 1996, Takaki joined a club called Blaze Kumamoto. This team played in the Japanese Regional Leagues, which are lower-level football leagues in Japan.

In 1998, he moved to J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki. The J1 League is the top professional football league in Japan. However, he did not play in any matches for them during this time.

Success with Yokohama FC

In 1999, Takaki joined a new club, Yokohama FC. They were playing in the Japan Football League (JFL) at the time. He became an important player for them, often playing as a defensive midfielder.

Yokohama FC had great success with Takaki on the team. They won the JFL championship two years in a row, in 1999 and 2000. Because of these wins, the club was promoted to the J2 League in 2001. The J2 League is the second-highest professional league in Japan.

Moving Between Clubs

In 2002, Takaki went back to Tokyo Verdy for a short time. He played 14 matches for them. In 2003, he returned to Yokohama FC. He left Yokohama FC at the end of the 2003 season.

After a year away from playing, he joined FC Horikoshi in 2005. This club was also in the Japan Football League. In 2006, he moved to FC Gifu, a team in the Regional Leagues. Later that year, he joined MIE Rampole, which played in the Japanese Prefectural Leagues, an even lower division. Narita Takaki officially retired from playing football in January 2007.

Narita Takaki's Coaching Career

After his playing days, Narita Takaki decided to become a football manager. In 2011, he took on the role of manager for FC Suzuka Rampole. This club played in the Japanese Regional Leagues. He managed the team for four years, until 2014.

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