player · international archive · 2000–2007
JapanArchive goals
10
for Japan
Matches scored in
7
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
2
most in the AFC Asian Cup (9)
Career span
2000–2007
first 2000-10-14 · last 2007-07-21
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Naohiro Takahara is a Japanese football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the president of Japan Football League club Okinawa SV. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2000–2007The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Naohiro Takahara in Japan's starting line-up, from 2000-10-29 to 2007-07-28.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
10 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2000–2007| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-07-21 |  Australia | D1–1(n) | 72' | AFC Asian Cup | Hanoi |
| 2007-07-13 |  United Arab Emirates | W3–1(n) | 22' 27' | AFC Asian Cup | Hanoi |
| 2007-07-09 |  Qatar | D1–1(n) | 61' | AFC Asian Cup | Hanoi |
| 2004-03-31 |  Singapore | W2–1(a) | 33' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Singapore |
| 2000-10-24 |  Iraq | W4–1(n) | 11' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-17 |  Uzbekistan | W8–1(n) | 18' 20' 57'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup | Sidon |
| 2000-10-14 |  Saudi Arabia | W4–1(n) | 39' | AFC Asian Cup | Sidon |
Honours
14 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
AFC Champions League
1998–99
Japanese Regional Football Champions League
2022
| Team honours14 | ||||
| AFC Champions League | ×1 | 1998–99 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Japanese Regional Football Champions League | ×1 | 2022 | Hamburger SV | |
| Kyushu Soccer League | ×3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 | Hamburger SV | |
| J.League Division 1 | ×2 | 1999, 2002 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| AFC Asian Cup | ×1 | 2000 | Japan | |
| AFC U-17 Championship | ×1 | 1994 | Japan U17 | |
| Asian Super Cup | ×1 | 1999 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| DFB-Ligapokal | ×1 | 2003 | Hamburger SV | |
| J.League Cup | ×1 | 1998 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| Japanese Super Cup | ×1 | 2000 | Júbilo Iwata | |
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | ×1 | 2005 | Hamburger SV | |
| Individual honours7 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 3 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup top scorer | 2007 | |||
| AFC U-19 Championship top scorer | 1998 | |||
| J.League Top Scorer | 2002 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| J.League Most Valuable Player | 2002 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven | 2000 | |||
| J.League Best XI | 2002 | |||
| Selected to AFC All Star Team | 2000 | |||
The Stands
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