Takahiro Okubo
Takahiro Okubo (大久保 貴広, Okubo Takahiro, born April 29, 1974) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Takahiro Okubo | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 29, 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Hamamatsu Minami High School | |||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Shizuoka University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Yokohama Flügels | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Honda | 71 | (10) | |||||||||||
| Total | 78 | (10) | ||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Honda | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career
Okubo was born in "Shizuoka Prefecture" on April 29, 1974. After graduating from Shizuoka University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Flügels in 1997. Although he played several matches until 1998 season, the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain. In 1999, he moved to Japan Football League club Honda. He played as regular player and the club won the 2nd place 1999, 2000 Japan Football League and the champions 2001 Japan Football League. He retired end of 2001 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Okubo started coaching career at Honda. he served as coach until 2009. In 2010, he became a manager and managed the club in 2 seasons until 2011.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | Honda | Football League | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 3 | |
| 2000 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2001 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
| Total | 78 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | ||