Yoshinari Takagi facts for kids
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| Full name | Yoshinari Takagi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | May 20, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Shutoku High School | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Kokushikan University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2009 | Tokyo Verdy | 194 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2015 | Nagoya Grampus | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | FC Gifu | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 238 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||
Yoshinari Takagi (高木 義成, Takagi Yoshinari, born May 20, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper for several teams in Japan's top football leagues.
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Yoshinari Takagi's Football Journey
Starting Out as a Goalkeeper
Yoshinari Takagi was born in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, on May 20, 1979. He began his professional football career in 2000. He joined a team called Verdy Kawasaki, which later changed its name to Tokyo Verdy.
For the first couple of years, Yoshinari didn't play in many matches. He was learning from more experienced goalkeepers on the team. But by the summer of 2002, he became the main goalkeeper for Tokyo Verdy.
Winning Trophies
As a key player for Tokyo Verdy, Yoshinari helped his team achieve success. In 2004, his team won the Emperor's Cup, which is a big football tournament in Japan. This was a great achievement for him and his team.
Later, Tokyo Verdy was moved down to the J2 League (a lower division) in 2006. However, they worked hard and earned promotion back to the J1 League (the top division) in 2008.
Moving to New Teams
In 2009, Yoshinari moved to another J1 League club, Nagoya Grampus. While he was part of the team, he didn't play as often as he did before. However, he was part of the Nagoya Grampus team that won the J1 League championship in 2010. This was another major title for him.
In 2016, he joined FC Gifu, a team in the J2 League. He played many games as the main goalkeeper for FC Gifu during that year.
Retirement from Football
In 2017, Yoshinari Takagi did not play in any matches for FC Gifu. At the end of the 2017 season, he decided to retire from playing professional football. He had a long career as a goalkeeper, playing for 18 years.
External links
- Yoshinari Takagi at J.League Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
See also
In Spanish: Yoshinari Takagi para niños
