Tsutomu Takahata
高畠 勉
Personal information
Full name Tsutomu Takahata
Date of birth (1968-06-16) June 16, 1968
Place of birth Takatsuki, Osaka, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1984–1986 Hokuyo High School
1987–1990 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Fujitsu
Managerial career
2008 Kawasaki Frontale
2010 Kawasaki Frontale
2014–2015 J.League U-22
2016–2019 Hebei China Fortune (youth)
2021-2023 Hainan Star
2023 Wuhan Three Towns
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tsutomu Takahata (高畠 勉, Takahata Tsutomu, born June 16, 1968) is a Japanese football manager and former professional player.

Playing career

Takahata was born in Takatsuki on June 16, 1968. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined Fujitsu in 1991. He retired in 1995.

Coaching career

After retirement, in 1996, Takahata became a coach at Fujitsu (later Kawasaki Frontale). In April 2008, manager Takashi Sekizuka resigned for health reasons, Takahata managed the club. In 2009, Sekizuka came back to a manager, Takahata returned to a coach. In 2010, Takahata became a manager again as Sekizuka successor. He left the club end of 2013 season and he became a manager for J.League U-22 Selection.

In January 2016, Takahata first came to China as the head coach of Hebei China Fortune's youth system. He was the head coach of Hainan Star from 2021 to June 2023, where he led them to promotion to China League Two in his first season at the club. On 18 June 2023, he was appointed as the new head coach of Chinese Super League's defending champions Wuhan Three Towns. [1] On 5 January 2024, he stepped down as head coach of Wuhan Three Towns.[2]

Managerial statistics

[3]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Kawasaki Frontale 2008 2008 27 16 4 7 059.26
Kawasaki Frontale 2010 2010 34 15 9 10 044.12
J.League U-22 2014 2015 69 16 13 40 023.19
Hainan Star 2021 2023 14 5 2 7 035.71
Wuhan Three Towns 2023 2023 26 13 4 9 050.00
Total 170 65 32 73 038.24

References

  1. "欢迎高畠勉先生出任武汉三镇队主教练". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-06-19.
  2. "感谢与祝福|高畠勉先生卸任武汉三镇队主教练". Dongqiudi (in Chinese). 2024-01-05. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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