Yutaka Akita

Yutaka Akita

Personal information
Full name	Yutaka Akita
Date of birth	August 6, 1970
Place of birth	Nagoya, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1989–1992	Aichi Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2003	Kashima Antlers	334	(20)
2004–2006	Nagoya Grampus Eight	57	(3)
2007	Kyoto Sanga FC	14	(0)
Total		405	(23)
National team
1995–2003	Japan	44	(4)
Teams managed
2010	Kyoto Sanga FC
2012–2013	FC Machida Zelvia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊 Akita Yutaka, born August 6, 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He was on the Japan national 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 J1 League. 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 J2 League side Kyoto Sanga FC at the beginning of the 2007 season. In November 2007, he announced his retirement from the game.^[1]

Club 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 Eight	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 FC	2007	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
Total		405	23	43	6	55	5	3	0	506	34

National team

• 1996 Asian Cup
• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• 2002 FIFA World Cup
• 2003 Confederations Cup

National team statistics

^[2]

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

Managerial statistics

^[3]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Kyoto Sanga FC	2010	2010	20	2	3	15	10.00
Total			20	2	3	15	10.00

Honors and awards

Individual honors

• J1 League Best Eleven: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001
• Selected to AFC All Star Team: 1998

Team Honors

• J1 League Champions : 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002
• J.League Cup Champions : 1997, 2000, 2002
• Emperor's Cup Champions : 1997, 2000

References

1. "Akita reveals retirement plans". The Japan Times. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
2. "AKITA Yutaka". Japan National Football Team Database.
3. J.League Data Site(Japanese)

External links

• Yutaka Akita at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)
• Manager statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)