Masaaki Takada

Takada was born in Narashino on July 26, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Flügels in 1992. He became a regular player as defender and defensive midfielder from the first season. The club won the 1993 Emperor's Cup and 1994–95 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. However Takada's opportunity to play decreased from the 1995 season. In 1997, he was promoted to J1 League club, Vissel Kobe. However he hardly played in the matches. Through Tokyo Fulie in 1998, he joined a new club Yokohama FC which was founded by Yokohama Flügels supporters in 1999. He played many matches and the club was the Japan Football League (JFL) champion for 2 years in a row (1999-2000). The club was also promoted to the J2 League from 2001. In 2002, Takada moved to JFL club Sony Sendai and played until 2005. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club Shizuoka FC and retired at the end of the 2006 season.