Kazumichi Takagi

Kazumichi Takagi (高木 和道, Takagi Kazumichi, born 21 November 1980) is a former Japanese football player.

Kazumichi Takagi
高木 和道
Personal information
Full name Kazumichi Takagi
Date of birth (1980-11-21) 21 November 1980
Place of birth Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1996–1998 Kusatsu Higashi High School
1999–2000 Kyoto Sangyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2008 Shimizu S-Pulse 156 (2)
2004 →Vissel Kobe (loan) 13 (0)
2009–2011 Gamba Osaka 53 (3)
2012 Vissel Kobe 9 (0)
2013–2014 Oita Trinita 61 (1)
2015 FC Gifu 29 (2)
2016 Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
2017 Air Force Central 19 (0)
2018 MIO Biwako Shiga 25 (2)
Total 365 (10)
National team
2008–2009 Japan 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Takagi was born in Yasu on 21 November 1980. After dropped out from Kyoto Sangyo University, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in June 2000. However he could hardly play in the match until 2002. In 2003, he played many matches as left side back until summer. However he could not play many matches from summer 2003. In August 2004, he moved to Vissel Kobe on loan. He became a regular player as center back of three backs defense. In 2005, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and played with Teruyoshi Ito for the position. From summer 2005, he became a regular player as center back. He played with mainly Toshihide Saito or Ryuzo Morioka for the position and the club won the 2nd place Emperor's Cup. From 2006, he played as center back with Naoaki Aoyama for 3 seasons and the club won the 2nd place 2008 J.League Cup. In 2009, he moved to Gamba Osaka. In 2009, although he could not play many matches in league competition, he played many matches in Emperor's Cup and won the champions. In 2010, he became a regular player and played many matches as center back with Sota Nakazawa. The club also won the 2nd place in J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Satoshi Yamaguchi in 2011. In 2012, he moved to Vissel Kobe again. However he could not play many matches and the club was relegated to J2 League end of 2012 season. In 2013, he moved to Oita Trinita. Although he played many matches as center back of three backs defense, the club was relegated to J2 from 2014. In 2014, he became a captain and played many matches as regular center back. In 2015, he moved to J2 club FC Gifu and played many matches as center back. In 2016, he moved to J1 club Júbilo Iwata. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2017, he moved to Thailand and joined Air Force Central. In 2018, he returned to Japan and joined his locals club MIO Biwako Shiga in Japan Football League. He retired end of 2018 season.[1]

National team career

On 20 August 2008, he debuted for Japan national team against Uruguay. He played 5 games for Japan until 2009.[2]

Club statistics

[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2000Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League000000-00
2001500000-50
2002000030-30
2003160401032222
2004200010-30
2004Vissel KobeJ1 League1301000-140
2005Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League3315081-462
20063203060-410
20073403050-420
20083412171-433
2009Gamba OsakaJ1 League90500020160
2010312302070432
2011131102030191
2012Vissel KobeJ1 League901060-160
2013Oita TrinitaJ1 League2102010-230
2014J2 League40110--411
2015FC GifuJ2 League29200--292
2016Júbilo IwataJ1 League003130-292
2018MIO Biwako ShigaFootball League25220--272
Career total 3461036245215244216

National team statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
200830
200920
Total50

Appearances in major competitions
Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Japan2011 AFC Asian Cup qualificationSenior100

Honours and awards
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References
  1. MIO Biwako Shiga(in Japanese)
  2. Japan National Football Team Database
  3. Júbilo Iwata(in Japanese)
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