Nobuhiro Takeda

Nobuhiro Takeda
武田 修宏
Personal information
Full name Nobuhiro Takeda
Date of birth (1967-05-10) May 10, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1983–1985 Shimizu Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1997 Verdy Kawasaki 243 (108)
1996Júbilo Iwata (loan) 24 (4)
1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga 16 (9)
1998–1999 JEF United Ichihara 57 (19)
2000–2001 Tokyo Verdy 19 (2)
2000Sportivo Luqueño (loan) 2 (0)
Total 359 (142)
International career
1987–1994 Japan 18 (1)
Medal record
Tokyo Verdy
Winner Japan Soccer League 1986/87
Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91
Winner Japan Soccer League 1991/92
Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1989/90
Winner J1 League 1993
Winner J1 League 1994
Runner-up J1 League 1995
Winner JSL Cup 1991
Winner J.League Cup 1992
Winner J.League Cup 1993
Winner J.League Cup 1994
Winner Emperor's Cup 1986
Winner Emperor's Cup 1987
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1991
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
JEF United Ichihara
Runner-up J.League Cup 1998
Representing  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nobuhiro Takeda (武田 修宏, Takeda Nobuhiro, born 10 May 1967) is a Japanese former football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a forward and known as an opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro as a sportscaster.[1] Takeda is also an influential businessman and player agent in Japanese.[2]

  1. ^ website by Horipro Archived 2013-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  2. ^ "Diario HOY | la inspiración samuray en Luqueño".