Takeo Harada facts for kids
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| Full name | Takeo Harada | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 2, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kashima, Saga, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Kunimi High School | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 107 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Cerezo Osaka | 41 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Kawasaki Frontale | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Oita Trinita | 40 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Avispa Fukuoka | 49 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | V-Varen Nagasaki | 94 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 346 | (20) | |||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Giravanz Kitakyushu | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||||||||||||||||||
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Takeo Harada (born October 2, 1971) is a Japanese former professional football player and manager. He was known for playing as a midfielder.
Playing Career Highlights
Harada was born in Kashima, Japan. After finishing his studies at Waseda University, he joined the football club Yokohama Flügels in 1994. He quickly became a key player, often playing as a defensive midfielder. His team won the 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup, which was a big achievement.
From 1995, he played fewer games as a defensive midfielder. However, he started playing many matches as a center back from 1997. His team, Yokohama Flügels, won the 1998 Emperor's Cup. Sadly, the club had to close down at the end of 1998 because of money problems.
In 1999, Harada moved to Cerezo Osaka. He became a regular player there. In June 2000, he joined Kawasaki Frontale, a club that had just moved up to the J1 League. His new team finished second in the 2000 J.League Cup. However, they were moved down to the J2 League that same year.
In 2001, Harada moved to Oita Trinita, a J2 club. The next year, he joined Avispa Fukuoka, another J2 club. He played many games for them before leaving at the end of 2003. After taking a year off, he joined V-Varen Nagasaki in 2005. This team was in the Japanese Regional Leagues. He played many games each season. The club was promoted to the Japan Football League in 2009. Harada retired from playing football at the end of the 2010 season.
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing, Harada began his coaching career at V-Varen Nagasaki in 2012. In 2017, he moved to Giravanz Kitakyushu, a club that had just moved down to the J3 League. He became their manager. Giravanz wanted to move back up to the J2 League. However, the team finished 9th out of 17 clubs. Harada resigned as manager at the end of the 2017 season. In 2022, he briefly served as a caretaker manager for V-Varen Nagasaki.
