Before the age of 44, Japan’s National foot Naohiro Takahara will retire after the season and now serves as a player and coach.

Live broadcast bar, August 31 according to Japanese media “China-Japan sports”, the 44-year-old international Naohiro Takahara announced through the club that he would retire hanging boots after the end of this season. Naohiro Takahara said: “I have decided to end my status as a player after the end of this season. To be honest, I have had a wonderful career and received constant encouragement and support from the players. I really appreciate it. Next, I will enjoy my last time as a player. Now the team is in trouble, but both the coach and the players are working hard. I will explain the reason in detail with you after the end of the season, but now please continue to support the team.” Naohiro Takahara, he currently plays for JFL (Japan’s fourth league) team Okinawa SVS, and has been a player and coach of the team since 2016. He started his career in Júbilo Iwata in 1998 and played for teams such as Hamburg, Frankfurt, Suwon Samsung, Shimizu Agger, Tokyo Green, SC Xiangyuan, etc. He played the 2006 World Cup in Germany for the Japanese team. He played 57 games for the Japanese team and scored 23 goals. (Jaden)