:Yutaka Akita
{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Yutaka Akita
秋田 豊
| image = Yutaka Akita (cropped).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1970|8|6}}
| birth_place = Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Kochi United (manager)
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Hosei Junior High School
| youthyears2 = 1986–1988
| youthclubs2 = Aichi High School
| collegeyears1 = 1989–1992
| college1 = Aichi Gakuin University
| years1 = 1993–2003
| clubs1 = Kashima Antlers
| caps1 = 334
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 2004–2006
| clubs2 = Nagoya Grampus Eight
| caps2 = 57
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2007
| clubs3 = Kyoto Sanga
| caps3 = 14
| goals3 = 0
| totalcaps = 405
| totalgoals = 23
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2003
| nationalteam1 = Japan
| nationalcaps1 = 44
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| manageryears1 = 2010
| managerclubs1 = Kyoto Sanga
| manageryears2 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs2 = Machida Zelvia
| manageryears3 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs3 = Iwate Grulla Morioka
| manageryears4 = 2025–
| managerclubs4 = Kochi United
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Team|Kashima Antlers}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|1997}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2000}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|2002}}
{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|1999}}
{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|2003}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1997}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|2000}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1993}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|2002}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Yutaka Akita|秋田 豊|Akita Yutaka|born 6 August 1970}} is a Japanese football manager and former player. He last played for Japan national team until 2003. He play as a Defender and currently manager of {{Japanese football updater|KochiU}} club, Kochi United.
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.{{cite web | url =http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20071121a1.html| title =Akita reveals retirement plans| date = 21 November 2007 | access-date = 26 December 2012 | newspaper =The Japan Times}} 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.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/akita_yutaka.html Japan National Football Team Database]
Managerial 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.
On 4 December 2019, Akita officially manager of Iwate Grulla Morioka from 2020 season.{{Cite press release|url=http://grulla-morioka.jp/tab02_team/191204news_009/|title=【チーム】秋田豊氏 監督就任のお知らせ|publisher=いわてグルージャ盛岡|date=2019-12-04|accessdate=2019-12-04}} On 6 December 2021, Akita brought his club promotion to J2 League for the first time in their history after draw against Azul Claro Numazu 1-1 in final matchweek. Akita left from the club in 2022 season after his club relegated to J3 League from 2023.
On 22 December 2024, Akita announcement officially manager of newly promoted J3 club, Kochi United from 2025 season.{{Cite press release|url=http://kochi-usc.jp/news/news-46176/|title=秋田 豊氏 監督就任のお知らせ|publisher=高知ユナイテッドSC|date=2024-12-22|accessdate=2024-12-22}}
Career statistics
=Club=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Emperor's Cup !colspan="2"|J. League Cup !colspan="2"|Asia !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="11"|Kashima Antlers
|1993 |35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 45 | 3 | |
| 1994
|38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 39 | 4 | |
| 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 | |
| 2002
|29 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 42 | 5 | |
| 2003
|28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| rowspan="3"|Nagoya Grampus Eight
|2004 |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 | |
| Kyoto Sanga FC
|2007 |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!405 | 23 | 43 | 6 | 55 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 506 | 34 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 44 | 4 |
:Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akita goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Yutaka Akita | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 28 October 1995 | Matsuyama, Japan | {{fb|KSA}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 4 October 1997 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | {{fb|KAZ}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 25 November 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | {{fb|KAZ}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|5–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align="center"|4 | 8 June 2003 | Osaka, Japan | {{fb|ARG}} | align="center"|1–2 | align="center"|1–4 | 2003 Kirin Cup |
Managerial statistics
{{updated|the match played 16 February 2025}}.[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=3261 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Kyoto Sanga
|colspan="2" align="center"|2010 {{WDL|20|2|3|15}} | ||||
| align="left"|Machida Zelvia
|colspan="2" align="center"|2013 {{WDL|17|9|4|4}} | ||||
| align="left"|Iwate Grulla Morioka
|align="left"|2020 |align="left"|2022 {{WDL|104|35|24|45}} | ||||
| align="left"|Kochi United
|align="left"|2025 |align="left"|present {{WDL|1|0|0|1}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|142|46|31|65}} |
Honours
=Player=
=Manager=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|156042}}
- {{NFT player|3459}}
- [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/akita_yutaka.html Japan National Football Team Database]
- [http://kochi-usc.jp/member/member-47206/ Profile at Kochi United SC]
- {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}}
- {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}
{{Navboxes
|title= Awards
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{{1997 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{1998 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{2000 J.League Team of the Year}}
{{2001 J.League Team of the Year}}
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{{Navboxes
|title= Japan squads
|bg= #0202FF
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{{Japan squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Japan squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Japan squad 1999 Copa América}}
{{Japan squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Japan squad 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup}}
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|title = Yutaka Akita managerial positions
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{{Kyoto Sanga FC managers}}
{{FC Machida Zelvia managers}}
{{Iwate Grulla Morioka managers}}
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{{Authority control}}
{{Kochi United SC squad}}
{{J3 League managers}}
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