is a Japanese football manager and former professional player, who is currently the head coach of Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.

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.

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External links

Profile at Kawasaki Frontale in 2010

1968 births
Living people
Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences alumni
Association football people from Osaka Prefecture
People from Takatsuki, Osaka
Japanese men's footballers
Japan Soccer League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Kawasaki Frontale players
Japanese football managers
Kawasaki Frontale managers
J1 League managers
J3 League managers
Chinese Super League managers
Expatriate football managers in China
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in China
J.League U-22 Selection managers
Men's association football midfielders