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)
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)
International career
2008–2009	Japan	5	(0)
Medal record Shimizu S-Pulse Runner-up J.League Cup 2008 Winner Emperor's Cup 2001 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2000 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2005 Gamba Osaka Runner-up J1 League 2010 Winner Emperor's Cup 2009
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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

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National team statistics

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Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	0

Honours and awards

• Emperor's Cup - 2001, 2009

References

External links

• Kazumichi Takagi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Kazumichi Takagi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Kazumichi Takagi at Soccerway