| Ikuo Takahara 高原 郁夫 | |
| Fullname: | Ikuo Takahara |
| Birth Date: | 14 October 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1973–1975 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ueda Higashi High School |
| Years1: | 1976–1981 |
| Clubs1: | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Caps1: | 64 |
| Goals1: | 15 |
| Totalcaps: | 64 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1980 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Takahara was born on October 14, 1957. After graduating from high school, he joined 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 Japan national team for 1980 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on March 22, he debuted and scored a goal against South Korea. He played 4 games and scored 2 goals for Japan in 1980.[1]
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 1976 | Mitsubishi Motors | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 1978 | 10 | 3 | |||
| 1979 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 1980 | 18 | 3 | |||
| 1981 | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1980 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | |