Shinji Takahashi | |
Nationality: | Japanese |
Birth Date: | 16 July 1980 |
Birth Place: | Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
Hometown: | Tokyo, Japan |
Height: | 1820NaN0 |
Weight: | 750NaN0 |
Spike: | 3150NaN0 |
Block: | 3050NaN0 |
Position: | Setter |
Coachyears: | 2018–2021 |
Coachteams: | JTEKT Stings |
Years1: | 2006–2009 |
Club1: | Blue Rockets Tokyo |
Years2: | 2009–2018 |
Club2: | JTEKT Stings |
Nationalyears: | 2014, 2016[1] |
Nationalteam: | Japan |
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is a retired Japanese male volleyball player and was part of the Japan men's national volleyball team. He started to be the head coach for JTEKT Stings in V.League Division 1 since 2018–19 season until 2020–21 season.[2] [3] He led the team won the first V.League 1 title of the club's history in 2020 and the Emperor's Cup title in 2021. Currently, he is being a management staff of the team.[4] [5] [6]
His younger brother, Kozo Takahashi, was also a part of Japan men's national volleyball team and he already retired.