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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Takeoka was born on 1 May 1971. She played for

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. The club won L.League championship for 3 years in a row (

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). However, the club was disbanded in 1998 due to financial strain and she retired.

National team career

On 21 August 1994, Takeoka debuted for Japan national team against

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. She was a member of Japan for 1995 World Cup. She also played at 1995 AFC Championship. She played 3 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1995.Japan Football Association
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* * * 1971 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Nikko Securities Dream Ladies players 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup players Women's association football forwards Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Brazilian sportspeople of Japanese descent Asian Games silver medalists in football {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub