Takahiro Shimada facts for kids
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| Full name | Takahiro Shimada | |||||||||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1965 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | Naniwa High School | |||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 1987–1997 | Gamba Osaka | 199 | (9) | |||||||
| Total | 199 | (9) | ||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||
Takahiro Shimada (島田 貴裕, Shimada Takahiro, born February 9, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender, helping his team protect their goal. After his playing days, he became a coach, guiding young football players.
Playing Football
Takahiro Shimada was born in Osaka, Japan, on February 9, 1965. After finishing his studies at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined a football club called Matsushita Electric in 1987. This club later became known as Gamba Osaka.
Shimada quickly became an important player for his team. He played as a center back, which is a defender who plays in the middle of the field. In 1990, his team won a big competition called the Emperor's Cup. This was a very special moment because it was the first major trophy the club had ever won! Takahiro Shimada played for the club until the end of the 1997 season, when he retired from playing professional football.
Coaching Young Players
After he stopped playing, Takahiro Shimada decided to become a football coach. In 1998, he started coaching for Gamba Osaka, the same club he played for. He spent many years coaching the club's youth team, helping young players learn and improve their skills. He coached the youth team until 2010.
From 2011 to 2016, Shimada coached the junior youth team. This means he worked with even younger players, helping them get started in football. In 2017, he returned to coach the main youth team again. By 2018, he became the head coach of the youth team, taking on a bigger role in guiding the club's future stars.
External Links
- Takahiro Shimada at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Takahiro Shimada para niños
