Nobuhiro Takeda
Encyclopedia
is a former Japan
ese football
player. He was a forward and known as a superb 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
. He joined Japan Soccer League
side Yomiuri FC in 1986. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League
started in 1993, Yomiuri was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki for whom he continued to play. His partnership with Kazuyoshi Miura
up front was one of the key elements that brought successes to the club in the late 80's and early 90's. He was transferred to Jubilo Iwata
for the 1996 season but came back to Verdy (1997), then moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (July 1997-December 1997), JEF United Ichihara
(1998–1999), again Verdy (2000), Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño
(June 2000-December 2000), and finished his playing career at Verdy (2001).
between 1987 and 1994. He made his international debut on April 8, 1987 in a 1988 Olympics
qualifier against Indonesia
at the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium
. He scored his sole international goal in the match. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
but he did not play in the tournament.
Under national coach Hans Ooft
, Japan reached the AFC
final qualifying stage for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
. He was on the pitch, after replacing Masashi Nakayama
in the 81st minute, when Japan's hope to play in the finals in the U.S.A. was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha
.
|1986/87||rowspan="6"|Yomiuri||rowspan="6"|JSL Division 1
||22||11||||||||||22||11
|-
|1987/88||21||5||||||||||21||5
|-
|1988/89||15||4||||||||||15||4
|-
|1989/90||22||13||||||4||1||26||14
|-
|1990/91||22||9||||||2||0||24||9
|-
|1991/92||20||6||||||5||5||25||11
|-
|1992||rowspan="4"|Verdy Kawasaki||rowspan="4"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||11||4||11||4
|-
|1993||36||17||3||0||1||0||40||17
|-
|1994||40||23||0||0||3||1||43||24
|-
|1995||41||20||1||1||colspan="2"|-||42||21
|-
|1996||Júbilo Iwata
||J. League 1||24||4||1||0||14||2||39||6
|-
|1997||Verdy Kawasaki||J. League 1||4||0||0||0||6||1||10||1
|-
|1997||Kyoto Purple Sanga||J. League 1||16||9||2||1||0||0||18||10
|-
|1998||rowspan="2"|JEF United Ichihara
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||33||13||1||0||6||2||40||15
|-
|1999||24||6||0||0||2||1||26||7
|-
|2000||Verdy Kawasaki||J. League 1||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
|-
|2001||Tokyo Verdy||J. League 1||19||2||0||0||2||0||21||2
359||142||8||2||57||17||424||164
359||142||8||2||57||17||424||164
|}
|1987||4||1
|-
|1988||0||0
|-
|1989||0||0
|-
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||2||0
|-
|1992||2||0
|-
|1993||4||0
|-
|1994||2||0
|-
!Total||18||1
|}
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He was a forward and known as a superb opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...
and belongs to an entertainment agency Horipro
Horipro
is a large Japanese talent agency. It was founded in 1963 as Hori Productions and changed to its present name in 1990.In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band, KISS. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, Horipro Entertainment Group opened...
as a sportscaster
Sportscaster
In sports broadcasting, a commentator gives a running commentary of a game or event in real time, usually during a live broadcast. The comments are normally a voiceover, with the sounds of the action and spectators also heard in the background. In the case of television commentary, the commentator...
Club
He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High SchoolShimizu Higashi High School
is known as a top high school in Shimizu, and one of the best high schools in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. Shimizu Higashi High School is famous for high academic achievement especially in science and mathematics field as well as competitive sports teams....
. He joined Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
side Yomiuri FC in 1986. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
started in 1993, Yomiuri was transformed to Verdy Kawasaki for whom he continued to play. His partnership with Kazuyoshi Miura
Kazuyoshi Miura
----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...
up front was one of the key elements that brought successes to the club in the late 80's and early 90's. He was transferred to Jubilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
for the 1996 season but came back to Verdy (1997), then moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (July 1997-December 1997), JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
(1998–1999), again Verdy (2000), Paraguayan side Sportivo Luqueño
Club Sportivo Luqueño
Club Sportivo Luqueño is a Paraguayan football team, based in the city of Luque.-History:The club was founded in 1921 when three teams from the city of Luque decided to merge and form one single club: Sportivo Luqueño. Only three years after its foundation, the team was already playing in the...
(June 2000-December 2000), and finished his playing career at Verdy (2001).
International
He played 18 times for the Japanese national teamJapan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1987 and 1994. He made his international debut on April 8, 1987 in a 1988 Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
qualifier against Indonesia
Indonesia national football team
The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia . Prior to independence in 1945, the team competed as the Dutch East Indies national football team. Under this name, Indonesia was the first Asian team to...
at the Tokyo National Olympic Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
. He scored his sole international goal in the match. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
but he did not play in the tournament.
Under national coach Hans Ooft
Hans Ooft
Marius Johan Ooft is a Dutch football manager who is the first foreigner to coach Japan national football team. Under Ooft, Japan won AFC Asian Cup for the first time in 1992.-Honors:*AFC Asian Cup Champions - 1992*J. League Cup Champions - 2003...
, Japan reached the AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
final qualifying stage for the 1994 FIFA World Cup
1994 FIFA World Cup
The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
. He was on the pitch, after replacing Masashi Nakayama
Masashi Nakayama
is a professional footballer currently playing for Consadole Sapporo of the J. League Division 2, the second-tier professional football league in Japan. Born in Shizuoka, Gon Nakayama attended Fujieda Higashi High School and Tsukuba University before he joined Jubilo Iwata of the Japan Football...
in the 81st minute, when Japan's hope to play in the finals in the U.S.A. was dashed by an injury-time Iraqi equaliser in the last qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha
Agony of Doha
The Agony of Doha is a term used by fans of the Japanese national football team to refer to the qualification match for their 1994 FIFA World Cup match with Iraq, held in Doha, Qatar on October 28, 1993....
.
Club career statistics
|-|1986/87||rowspan="6"|Yomiuri||rowspan="6"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||22||11||||||||||22||11
|-
|1987/88||21||5||||||||||21||5
|-
|1988/89||15||4||||||||||15||4
|-
|1989/90||22||13||||||4||1||26||14
|-
|1990/91||22||9||||||2||0||24||9
|-
|1991/92||20||6||||||5||5||25||11
|-
|1992||rowspan="4"|Verdy Kawasaki||rowspan="4"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||11||4||11||4
|-
|1993||36||17||3||0||1||0||40||17
|-
|1994||40||23||0||0||3||1||43||24
|-
|1995||41||20||1||1||colspan="2"|-||42||21
|-
|1996||Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
||J. League 1||24||4||1||0||14||2||39||6
|-
|1997||Verdy Kawasaki||J. League 1||4||0||0||0||6||1||10||1
|-
|1997||Kyoto Purple Sanga||J. League 1||16||9||2||1||0||0||18||10
|-
|1998||rowspan="2"|JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||33||13||1||0||6||2||40||15
|-
|1999||24||6||0||0||2||1||26||7
|-
|2000||Verdy Kawasaki||J. League 1||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
|-
|2001||Tokyo Verdy||J. League 1||19||2||0||0||2||0||21||2
359||142||8||2||57||17||424||164
359||142||8||2||57||17||424||164
|}
International career statistics
|-|1987||4||1
|-
|1988||0||0
|-
|1989||0||0
|-
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||2||0
|-
|1992||2||0
|-
|1993||4||0
|-
|1994||2||0
|-
!Total||18||1
|}
Video games
- Takeda Nobuhiro no Super Cup Soccer - Super Famicom videogame, released November 26, 1993
- Takeda Nobuhiro no Ace StrikerTakeda Nobuhiro no Ace Strikeris a soccer simulation video game published by Jaleco Entertainment for the Game Boy handheld, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994.The game is similar to J-Cup Soccer , the only difference is that it was licensed/endorsed by Takeda Nobuhiro.-See also:* Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League...
- Game Boy videogame, released February 18, 1994 - Takeda Nobuhiro no Super League SoccerTakeda Nobuhiro no Super League Socceris a soccer simulation video game licensed/endorsed by Takeda Nobuhiro, published by Jaleco Entertainment for the Super Famicom console, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1994....
- Super Famicom videogame, released November 25, 1994