After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, he joined Fujitsu in 1991.
In 2009, Sekizuka came back to a manager, Takahata returned to a coach.
He was the head coach of Hainan Star from 2021 to June 2023, where he led them to promotion to China League Two in his first season at the club.
On 18 June 2023, he was appointed as the new head coach of Chinese Super League's defending champions Wuhan Three Towns.
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