Yutaka Akita

Yutaka Akita
Personal information
Full nameYutaka Akita
Date of birth6 August 1970
Place of birthNagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Youth career
1986–1988Aichi High School
1989–1992Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2003Kashima Antlers334(20)
2004–2006Nagoya Grampus57(3)
2007Kyoto Sanga14(0)
National team
1995–2003[1]Japan44(4)
Teams managed
2010Kyoto Sanga
2013Machida Zelvia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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 Antlers19933505251453
19943840010394
199550040540
19961603040230
19972135122286
19983234010373
19992822061363
20002814170392
20012922061373
20022945180425
2003281415030402
Nagoya Grampus20042602070350
20051912000211
20061221030162
Kyoto Sanga200714000140
Total 405234365553050634

National team

National team statistics

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199521
199620
1997162
1998100
199970
200000
200100
200230
200341
Total444

Honors and awards

Individual honors

Team Honors

References

  1. "AKITA Yutaka". Japan National Football Team Database.
  2. "Akita reveals retirement plans". The Japan Times. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2012.

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