Hisanori Takada

Hisanori Takada (高田 寿典, Takada Hisanori; 30 May 1981 – 17 March 2022)^[1] was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Hisanori Takada

Takada in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-05-30)30 May 1981
Place of birth	Kyoto, Japan
Date of death	17 March 2022(2022-03-17) (aged 40)
Place of death	Takayama, Gifu, Japan
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2000–2002	Kyoto Sanga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Chester City	5	(0)
2003–2004	Drogheda United	5	(0)
2004–2006	FF Lillehammer	40	(0)
2006–2007	FSV Oggersheim	1	(0)
2007	Heidelberg United	0	(0)
2007–2008	Rangers (HKG)	2	(0)
2008–2009	Citizen	10	(0)
2010	Persitara North Jakarta	25	(0)
2011–2012	TSW Pegasus	14	(0)
Total		102	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Takada started his goalkeeper career in Japan, and made moves to England, Ireland, Norway,^[2] Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia across his playing career. With Drogheda United, he was the first Japanese player to play in the league.^[3] From Drogheda, he moved to FF Lillehammer, where he played 40 matches. He moved then to FSV Oggersheim. He ended his professional career in Hong Kong.^[4]

Hong Kong

Takada first moved to Hong Kong and signed for Hong Kong Rangers in 2007.

Takada played for Citizen during the 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 seasons. In 2009, he won the team's '2009 Hong Kong Football Club International Sevens Shield' Champion.^[4]

While in Hong Kong, Takada appeared in Hongkong Post's advertising campaign. He said it was a part-time job he found during the summer break.^[5]

Indonesia

In 2010, Takada played for Persitara in the Indonesia Super League before returning to Japan.^[6][7]

Pegasus and return to Hong Kong

Takada finished his three-month contract with Persitara and then became a free agent. He returned to Hong Kong to train with Citizen. He went to the 2010–11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield final, then uploaded a match video to YouTube and told people that he was looking for a club on Facebook.^[8] In the end, he joined Pegasus in the summer of 2011.^[9]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Takada moved to Nagano.^[10]

Takada died of a fall from Mount Hotakadake, (2,859 m) in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture while on a backcountry skiing trip.^[11] At the time of his death, Takada was described as an "office worker".^[10]