Yutaka Akita
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese
footballer. He was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 and 2002
FIFA World Cup
. He currently coaches Kyoto Sanga F.C.
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.
|1993||rowspan="11"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="11"|J. League 1||35||0||5||2||5||1||colspan="2"|-||45||3
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|1994||38||4||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||39||4
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|1995||50||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||54||0
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|1996||16||0||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||23||0
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|1997||21||3||5||1||2||2||colspan="2"|-||28||6
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|1998||32||3||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||37||3
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|1999||28||2||2||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||36||3
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|2000||28||1||4||1||7||0||colspan="2"|-||39||2
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|2001||29||2||2||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||37||3
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|2002||29||4||5||1||8||0||colspan="2"|-||42||5
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|2003||28||1||4||1||5||0||3||0||40||2
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|2004||rowspan="3"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||26||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
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|2005||19||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||21||1
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|2006||12||2||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||2
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|2007
||Kyoto Sanga||J. League 2
||14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||14||0
405||23||43||6||55||5||3||0||506||34
405||23||43||6||55||5||3||0||506||34
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|1995||2||1
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|1996||2||0
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|1997||16||2
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|1998||10||0
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|1999||7||0
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|2000||0||0
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|2001||0||0
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|2002||3||0
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|2003||4||1
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!Total||44||4
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Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
footballer. He was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 and 2002
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
. He currently coaches Kyoto Sanga F.C.
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 AntlersKashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
since 1993, Akita left Kashima in early 2004 to move back to his native Nagoya, signing for hometown team Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
. He moved to J. League division 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
side Kyoto Sanga F.C. at the beginning of the 2007 season. In November 2007, he announced his retirement from the game.
Club career statistics
|-|1993||rowspan="11"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="11"|J. League 1||35||0||5||2||5||1||colspan="2"|-||45||3
|-
|1994||38||4||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||39||4
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|1995||50||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||54||0
|-
|1996||16||0||3||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||23||0
|-
|1997||21||3||5||1||2||2||colspan="2"|-||28||6
|-
|1998||32||3||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||37||3
|-
|1999||28||2||2||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||36||3
|-
|2000||28||1||4||1||7||0||colspan="2"|-||39||2
|-
|2001||29||2||2||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||37||3
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|2002||29||4||5||1||8||0||colspan="2"|-||42||5
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|2003||28||1||4||1||5||0||3||0||40||2
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|2004||rowspan="3"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||26||0||2||0||7||0||colspan="2"|-||35||0
|-
|2005||19||1||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||21||1
|-
|2006||12||2||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||2
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|2007
2007 J. League Division 2
The 2007 J. League Division 2 season is the 36th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 9th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1....
||Kyoto Sanga||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||14||0
405||23||43||6||55||5||3||0||506||34
405||23||43||6||55||5||3||0||506||34
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National team statistics
|-|1995||2||1
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|1996||2||0
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|1997||16||2
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|1998||10||0
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|1999||7||0
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|2000||0||0
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|2001||0||0
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|2002||3||0
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|2003||4||1
|-
!Total||44||4
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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 : 1996J. League 1996The 1996 J. League season was the fourth season since the establishment of the J. League Division 1. The season began on March 16, 1996 and ended on November 9, 1996.- Clubs :The following sixteen clubs participated in J. League during the 1996 season...
, 1998J. League 1998Statistics of J. League in the 1998 season.-First stage:-Second stage:- Suntory Championship :-----Relegation playoffs:On the aggregate table, JEF United Ichihara, Avispa Fukuoka, and Vissel Kobe had earned within the 15th-18th places in the tables for both 1997 and 1998, while Consadole Sapporo...
, 2000, 2002 - J. League CupJ. League CupJ. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
Champions : 1997, 2000, 2002 - Emperor's CupEmperor's Cup, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
Champions : 1997, 2000