Hisanori Takada

Takada started his goalkeeper career in Japan, and made moves to England, Ireland, Norway, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia across his playing career. With Drogheda United, he was the first Japanese player to play in the league. 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.

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. 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.

Indonesia

In 2010, Takada played for Persitara in the Indonesia Super League before returning to Japan.

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. In the end, he joined Pegasus in the summer of 2011.

After retiring from football, Takada moved to Nagano. Takada died of a fall from Mount Hotakadake, (2,859 m) in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture while on a backcountry skiing trip. At the time of his death, Takada was described as an "office worker".