Takahiro OkuboTakahiro Okubo is a former Japanese football player and manager.Playing careerOkubo was born in "Shizuoka Prefecture" on April 29, 1974. After graduating from Shizuoka University, he joined J1 League club Yokohama Flügels in 1997. Although he played several matches until 1998 season, the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain. In 1999, he moved to Japan Football League club Honda. He played as regular player and the club won the 2nd place 1999, 2000 Japan Football League and the champions 2001 Japan Football League. He retired end of 2001 season.Coaching careerAfter retirement, Okubo started coaching career at Honda. he served as coach until 2009. In 2010, he became a manager and managed the club in 2 seasons until 2011.