Takeshi Terashima

Takeshi Terashima (born 4 November 1982 in Adachi, Tokyo) is a Japanese sepak takraw player and the manager of the Japan men's national team, designated an A-class development player by the Japan Sepak Takraw Association. He came to the sport from football, having come through the Mitsubishi Yowa club's junior and youth sides, and after entering Nippon Sport Science University he switched to sepak takraw and was chosen for a world championship tour within half a year. As an attacker for Japan he won team bronze at the 2005 world championship, team and doubles bronze at the 2010 Asian Games and doubles bronze at the 2014 Asian Games. From 2011 he followed Susumu Teramoto as the only Japanese in the Thai professional league, playing for Chonburi, Garasin, Maha Sarakham and Khon Kaen, and he also played guitar in an indie band until 2005.