Yutaka Akita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yutaka Akita | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Aichi High School | ||
| 1989–1992 | Aichi Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1993–2003 | Kashima Antlers | 334 | (20) |
| 2004–2006 | Nagoya Grampus | 57 | (3) |
| 2007 | Kyoto Sanga | 14 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–2003[1] | Japan | 44 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Kyoto Sanga | ||
| 2013 | Machida Zelvia | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊 Akita Yutaka, born 6 August 1970 in Nagoya, Aichi) is a retired Japanese footballer. He was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Career
Akita is a strong and physical centre-back, who is also arguably one of the best headers of the ball within the J. League Division 1. One of the best defenders of his generation and a 10-year stalwart for the Kashima Antlers since 1993, Akita left Kashima in early 2004 to move back to his native Nagoya, signing for hometown team Nagoya Grampus Eight. He moved to J. League Division 2 side Kyoto Sanga F.C. at the beginning of the 2007 season. In November 2007, he announced his retirement from the game.[2]
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kashima Antlers | 1993 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 45 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 39 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 54 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 28 | 6 | ||
| 1998 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 1999 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 42 | 5 | ||
| 2003 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Nagoya Grampus | 2004 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Kyoto Sanga | 2007 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 405 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 506 | 34 | |
National team
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 2 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 44 | 4 |
Honors and awards
Individual honors
- J. League Division 1 Best Eleven: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
- Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1998
Team Honors
- J. League Division 1 Champions : 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
- J. League Cup Champions : 1997, 2000, 2002
- Emperor's Cup Champions : 1997, 2000
References
- ↑ "AKITA Yutaka". Japan National Football Team Database.
- ↑ "Akita reveals retirement plans". The Japan Times. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External links
- Yutaka Akita at National-Football-Teams.com
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