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Taku Akahoshi
赤星 拓
Personal information
Full name Taku Akahoshi
Date of birth (1984-04-21) April 21, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Fukuoka, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2006 Fukuoka University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2018 Sagan Tosu 145 (0)
2018 Tokushima Vortis (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2018

Taku Akahoshi (赤星 拓, Akahoshi Taku, born April 21, 1984) is a former professional Japanese footballer. He was a talented goalkeeper who played for many years in Japan's top football leagues.

Who is Taku Akahoshi?

Taku Akahoshi was born on April 21, 1984, in Fukuoka, Japan. He grew up loving football and decided to become a professional player. He specialized in playing as a goalkeeper, which is a very important position on a football team. A goalkeeper's main job is to stop the opposing team from scoring goals.

His Football Journey

Taku Akahoshi started his football journey playing for Fukuoka University from 2003 to 2006. This is where he developed his skills before becoming a professional.

Playing for Sagan Tosu

In 2007, Taku Akahoshi joined Sagan Tosu, a professional football club in Japan. He played for Sagan Tosu for a very long time, from 2007 until 2018. During his time there, he played in both the J2 League and the J1 League. The J1 League is the highest level of professional football in Japan.

He played in 145 league games for Sagan Tosu. As a goalkeeper, his main goal was to prevent goals, so he did not score any himself. He was a dedicated player for the club for over a decade.

Loan to Tokushima Vortis and Retirement

In 2018, Taku Akahoshi had a short loan period with another team called Tokushima Vortis. After that, he retired from professional football at the end of 2018. He had a long and successful career as a goalkeeper.

External links

  • Profile at Sagan Tosu
  • Taku Akahoshi at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

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