What is Ikuo Takahara?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Ikuo Takahara |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Ikuo Takahara |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1957|10|14}} |birth_place=[[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.72}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1973–1975|youthclubs1=[[Ueda Higashi High School]] |years1=1976–1981|clubs1=[[Urawa Reds|Mitsubishi Motors]]|caps1=64|goals1=15 |totalcaps=64|totalgoals=15 |nationalyears1=1980|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=4|nationalgoals1=2 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Urawa Reds|Mitsubishi Motors]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1978}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1976}} {{Medal|RU|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1977}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1978}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1981}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1978}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1980}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1979}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Ikuo Takahara'''|高原 郁夫|Takahara Ikuo|born October 14, 1957}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Takahara was born on October 14, 1957. After graduating from [[Ueda Higashi High School]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Urawa Reds|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 football team|Japan national team]] for [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Summer Olympics]] qualification. At this qualification, on March 22, he debuted and scored a goal against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. He played 4 games and scored 2 goals for Japan in 1980. ==Statistics== <ref>{{NFT player}}</ref> {{Football player club statistics 1|NNN}} {{Football player