Ikuo Takahara

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Takahara was born on October 14, 1957. After graduating from Ueda Higashi High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1976. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup and 1981 JSL Cup. He retired in 1981. He played 64 games and scored 15 goals in the league.

In March 1980, Takahara was selected the Japan national team for 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on March 22, he debuted and scored a goal against South Korea. He played 4 games and scored 2 goals for Japan in 1980.

Statistics

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|1976||rowspan="6"|Mitsubishi Motors||rowspan="6"|JSL Division 1||0||0
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|1977||2||1
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|1978||10||3
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|1979||17||4
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|1980||18||3
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|1981||17||4
64||15
64||15
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1980||4||2
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!Total||4||2
|}

References

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Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese footballers
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players