Kazumi Takada

Kazumi Takada
Personal information
Full name	Kazumi Takada
Date of birth	June 28, 1951
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Date of death	October 1, 2009 (aged 58)
Place of death	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1967–1969	Shimizu Higashi High School
1970	Nihon University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1979	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
National team
1970–1975	Japan
Honours
Mitsubishi Motors
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kazumi Takada (高田一美, Takada Kazumi, June 28, 1951 – October 1, 2009) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

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Takada was born in Shizuoka on June 28, 1951. After dropped out of Nihon University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1971. The club won 1971 Emperor's Cup, 1973 Japan Soccer League and 1973 Emperor's Cup. In 1978, the club won all three major titles in Japan: Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. He retired in 1979. He played 128 games and scored 25 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in 1972 and 1973.

In December 1970, when Takada was a Nihon University student, he was selected the Japan national team for 1970 Asian Games. At this competition, on December 12, he debuted against Khmer. He also played at 1974 World Cup qualification. He played 16 games for Japan until 1975.

On October 1, 2009, Takada died of pancreatic cancer in Suginami, Tokyo at the age of 58.