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Yutaka Akita
秋田 豊
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Personal information
Date of birth (1970-08-06) 6 August 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.80 m
Playing position Defender
Youth career
Hosei Junior High School
1986–1988 Aichi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–2003 Kashima Antlers 334 (20)
2004–2006 Nagoya Grampus Eight 57 (3)
2007 Kyoto Sanga 14 (0)
Total 405 (23)
National team
1995–2003 Japan 44 (4)
Teams managed
2010 Kyoto Sanga
2012–2013 Machida Zelvia
2020–2022 Iwate Grulla Morioka
Honours
Kashima Antlers
Winner J1 League 1996
Winner J1 League 1998
Winner J1 League 2000
Winner J1 League 2001
Runner-up J1 League 1993
Runner-up J1 League 1997
Winner J.League Cup 1997
Winner J.League Cup 2000
Winner J.League Cup 2002
Runner-up J.League Cup 1999
Runner-up J.League Cup 2003
Winner Emperor's Cup 1997
Winner Emperor's Cup 2000
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1993
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2002
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊, Akita Yutaka, born 6 August 1970) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team He is the current chairman of Iwate Grulla Morioka.

Club 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. Akita won the champions J1 League 4 times, J.League Cup 3 times and Emperor's Cup 2 times at Kashima Antlers. He was selected Best Eleven 4 times.

International career

On 24 October 1995, Akita debuted for Japan national team against Saudi Arabia. He played at 1996 Asian Cup. He became a regular from the middle of 1997 and at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. He played at 1998 World Cup and 1999 Copa América. He played full-time in all matches at both competitions. In 2002, he was selected Japan for the first time in 3 years. He was also selected Japan for 2002 World Cup, but he did not play in the match. After 2002 World Cup, he became a regular player again under new manager Zico. On 8 June 2003, the match against Argentina is his last game for Japan. Although he was a member of Japan for 2003 Confederations Cup in June, he did not play in the match. He played 44 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2003.

Coaching career

After retirement, Akita started coaching career at Kyoto Sanga FC in 2008. In July 2010, he became a manager as Hisashi Kato successor. However the club was relegated to J2 League and he resigned end of the season. He signed with Tokyo Verdy in 2012. In November, he resigned and became a manager for FC Machida Zelvia. He was sacked in June 2013.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 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
Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akita goal.
List of international goals scored by Yutaka Akita
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 October 1995 Matsuyama, Japan  Saudi Arabia 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 4 October 1997 Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 1–0 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 25 November 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Kazakhstan 1–0 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 8 June 2003 Osaka, Japan  Argentina 1–2 1–4 2003 Kirin Cup

Managerial statistics

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
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Honors

Individual

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

See also

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