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is a Japanese footballer. He last played for SC Sagamihara as a striker, being released in November 2015.〔http://www.scsagamihara.com/wp/archives/32360〕 Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. He has previously played for Júbilo Iwata in Japan, Boca Juniors in Argentina, Hamburger SV and Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany. On December 3, 2006, he scored his first hat-trick in the German Bundesliga in a league game against Alemannia Aachen. In January 2008 he moved to Urawa Red Diamonds for a transfer fee of around ¥180 million (around $1.7 million).〔 ("Takahara leaves the Eintracht" ), eintracht.de, accessed January 4, 2008.〕 Takahara had played for Japan in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney but missed the 2002 World Cup, co-hosted by his home country and South Korea, because of lung disease. He was a member of the Japan team for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup and played in all the six games involving Japan. He scored four goals and was a joint top scorer of the tournament. ==Facts== *His goals and performances were celebrated by Eintracht supporters by singing to the melody of Gala's ''Freed from desire''. After successful matches Takahara often joined the faithful to jump up and down the same way. *Takahara was the first Japanese player to play in the Argentine First Division league.〔("Spreading Their Wings: Japanese Soccer Stars Seek Success Overseas" ), web-japan.org, accessed October 20, 2011.〕 *Takahara is the third Japanese to play in Fußball-Bundesliga after Yasuhiko Okudera and Kazuo Ozaki. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Naohiro Takahara」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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