Takuya Takagi

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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a Japanese football manager and former player, who is the head coach of J2 League club V-Varen Nagasaki, He played for Japan national team. He was a physical forward and the Japanese media and fans dubbed him as the Cannon of Asia.

His son Toshiya is also a footballer.

Club career

Takagi was educated at and played for Kunimi High School and Osaka University of Commerce. After finishing the university in 1990, he joined Japan Soccer League side Fujita Industries (current Shonan Bellmare). He moved to Mazda (current Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991 and was awarded the JSL Young Player of the Year in 1992. His partnership with Czech Ivan Hašek up front was so successful that Hiroshima won the second stage of J1 League in 1994.

Due to financial difficulties, Hiroshima was forced to release their key players including Takagi in 1998. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki. He was then transferred to J2 League side Consadole Sapporo in 2000 and retired there at the end of the season.

International career

Takagi was capped 44 times and scored 27 goals for the Japan national team.[1] He made his international debut in a friendly against Argentina on May 31, 1992[1] at the Tokyo National Stadium, the first match under Hans Ooft's reign. He scored his first international goal in a Dynasty Cup match against China on August 24, 1992 in Beijing.[1] He became the ace striker for Ooft's Japan national team.

He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup. He scored the lone goal in the final against Saudi Arabia and even though he is said to be awarded the Most Valuable Player of the competition, this is not true. The honor went to his team mate Kazuyoshi Miura. Takagi wasn't even elected into the Tournament Best Eleven.

He was also a member of the Japan squad who participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was suspended for the crucial last match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha, and watched from the bench a late Iraqi equaliser dashed Japan's hope to qualify for the finals in the USA.

He also took part in the 1996 AFC Asian Cup hosted by UAE. He played three games and scored one goal against Syria in the competition.[1]

Coaching career

Until 2004

After finishing his playing career, he worked as a soccer commentator on television. He also acquired the S-Class Coaching License that was a prerequisite to manage a J.League club in 2004.

Yokohama FC

At the beginning of 2006, he was appointed an assistant coach at Yokohama FC. He was unexpectedly promoted to the manager of the club to replace Yusuke Adachi who was sacked only after the team lost to Ehime FC in the opening match of the season.[2] Takagi's lack of coaching experience and untimely dismissal of Adachi worried the fans who decided in protest to watch the second match of the season (the first match under Takagi) in silence.

However, Takagi quickly convinced the supporters as he guided the club unbeaten for the first fifteen matches under his reign. This was the record unbeaten run since appointment of a new manager in J.League. The club made another J.League record when they did not concede any goal for 770 consecutive minutes by breaking Shimizu S-Pulse's 731 minutes recorded in 1993. They kept 7 consecutive clean sheets which was also a tied J2 League record.

Yokohama FC, who had been languishing in the bottom half of the standing previous 5 seasons since their accession to J2, won the title and gained the first-ever promotion to J1 League.

The club made a drastic change in their squad before the beginning of the 2007 season in preparation for the fight in the top-flight. Eleven players left while another eleven joined the club. Those who left included the striking partners Shoji Jo and Alemão who scored 30 goals together out of club's 61 goals in the previous season. Long-serving Tomotaka Kitamura and Tsuyoshi Yoshitake also left. Takagi enhanced his squad by recruiting former Japanese internationals Tatsuhiko Kubo and Daisuke Oku (both from Yokohama F. Marinos), and Gilmar Silva (from Tokyo Verdy).[3]

They beat Marinos in a Yokohama derby in the second match of the season, but otherwise the things didn't go well for Takagi.[4] New team leaders Oku and Kubo were sidelined due to injuries and the club was anchored at the bottom of the standing. The club signed high-profile former Japanese international midfielder Atsuhiro Miura in August. Apparently there was a conflict between the management and Takagi as he expressed disgruntlement on Miura's signing quoting that what the club needed at that point was a good defender or forward. He was sacked on August 27, 2007 and replaced by Brazilian Júlio César Leal.[5]

Tokyo Verdy

In 2008, Takagi signed with Tokyo Verdy returned to J1 and he served as assistant coach under manager and his former international team mate Tetsuji Hashiratani in 2008. However Verdy was relegated to J2 in a year and Hashiratani resigned end of the season. Takagi was promoted to the manager as Hashiratani successor. However he was sacked for poor performance in October.

Roasso Kumamoto

He was appointed the manager of Roasso Kumamoto in 2010, and managed until his resignation after 2012 season.

V-Varen Nagasaki

On 20 December 2012, Takagi's local club V-Varen Nagasaki made an announcement that they appointed Takagi as the manager of newly promoted club to the 2013 J2 League.[6] In 2017 season, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 first time in the club history. In 2018, V-Varen gain several players who Takagi's junior at his high school, Yuhei Tokunaga, Hokuto Nakamura and Kenta Tokushige. However the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated to J2, Takagi resigned end of the 2018 season.[7]

Omiya Ardija

In 2019, Takagi signed with J2 club Omiya Ardija.[8]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fujita Industries 1990–91 JSL Division 2 15 3 0 0 15 3
Mazda 1991–92 JSL Division 1 22 9 0 0 22 9
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 1992 J1 League – 0 0 7 4 7 4
1993 29 11 2 0 0 0 31 11
1994 42 14 0 0 1 0 43 14
1995 24 5 5 4 – 29 9
1996 30 11 5 2 6 1 41 14
1997 26 12 2 1 0 0 28 13
Verdy Kawasaki 1998 J1 League 22 9 3 0 1 0 26 9
1999 18 2 0 0 3 1 21 3
Consadole Sapporo 2000 J2 League 17 0 3 1 1 0 21 1
Career total 245 76 20 8 20 6 285 90

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 1992 11 5
1993 13 7
1994 5 2
1995 0 0
1996 10 6
1997 5 7
Total 44 27

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 August 1992 Beijing, China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 2–0 2–0 1992 Dynasty Cup
2. 26 August 1992 File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 2–1 4–1
3. 3–1
4. 29 August 1992 File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 2–1 2–2 Template:Aet (4–2 p)
5. 8 November 1992 Hiroshima, Japan File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 1–0 1–0 1992 AFC Asian Cup
6. 11 April 1993 Tokyo, Japan File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 2–0 8–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
7. 6–0
8. 15 April 1993 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 1–0 5–0
9. 4–0
10. 18 April 1993 File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 2–0 2–0
11. 30 April 1993 Dubai, UAE File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 4–1 4–1
12. 5 May 1994 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 4–0 6–0
13. 5 October 1994 Hiroshima, Japan File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar 1–1 1–1 1994 Asian Games
14. 9 October 1994 Onomichi, Japan File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar 2–0 5–0
15. 10 February 1996 Wollongong, Australia File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2–0 4–1 Friendly
16. 3–0
17. 19 February 1996 Causeway Bay, Hong Kong File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2–0 5–0 1996 Lunar New Year Cup
18. 5–0
19. 25 August 1996 Osaka, Japan File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay 3–? 5–3 Friendly
20. 6 December 1996 Al Ain, UAE File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria 2–1 2–1 1996 AFC Asian Cup
21. 25 March 1997 Muscat, Oman File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau 2–0 10–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
22. 3–0
23. 6–0
24. 27 March 1997 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2–0 6–0
25. 3–0
26. 5–0
27. 8 November 1997 Tokyo, Japan File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 5–1 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

Update; October 2, 2019[10]

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Yokohama FC 2006 2007

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Tokyo Verdy 2009 2009

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Roasso Kumamoto 2010 2012

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V-Varen Nagasaki 2013 2018

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Omiya Ardija 2019 2020

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Total

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Honors

Japan

Individual

References

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  2. ↑ Yokohama FC fires Adachi | The Japan Times Online
  3. ↑ Yokohama FC | The Japan Times Online
  4. ↑ Hayakawa's early goal gives Yokohama FC derby victory | The Japan Times Online
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