Tadahiro Akiba
{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Tadahiro Akiba
秋葉 忠宏
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|fullname=Tadahiro Akiba
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|10|13}}
|birth_place=Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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|height=1.73 m
|position=Midfielder
|currentclub=
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|youthyears1=1991–1993|youthclubs1=Ichiritsu Funabashi High School
|years1=1994–1996|clubs1=JEF United Ichihara|caps1=54|goals1=2
|years2=1997|clubs2=Avispa Fukuoka|caps2=0|goals2=0
|years3=1998|clubs3=Cerezo Osaka|caps3=5|goals3=0
|years4=1999–2004|clubs4=Albirex Niigata|caps4=204|goals4=2
|years5=2005–2006|clubs5=Tokushima Vortis|caps5=62|goals5=2
|years6=2006–2008|clubs6=Thespa Kusatsu|caps6=79|goals6=0
|years7=2009–2010|clubs7=SC Sagamihara|caps7=|goals7=
|totalcaps=404|totalgoals=6
|nationalyears1=1995|nationalteam1=Japan U-20|nationalcaps1=4|nationalgoals1=0
|nationalyears2=1996|nationalteam2=Japan U-23|nationalcaps2=1|nationalgoals2=0
|manageryears1=2009–2010|managerclubs1=SC Sagamihara
|manageryears2=2013–2014|managerclubs2=Thespakusatsu Gunma
|manageryears3=2020–2022|managerclubs3=Mito HollyHock
|manageryears4=2023– |managerclubs4=Shimizu S-Pulse
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{{Nihongo|Tadahiro Akiba|秋葉 忠宏|Akiba Tadahiro|born October 13, 1975}} is a Japanese professional football coach and former player who is the manager of {{Japanese football updater|ShimizuS}} club Shimizu S-Pulse.
Club career
Akiba was born in Chiba on October 13, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club JEF United Ichihara in 1994. He played many matches as defensive midfielder in 1995. However his opportunity to play decreased for injury in 1996. Although he moved to Avispa Fukuoka (1997) and Cerezo Osaka (1998), he could hardly play in the match. He moved to J2 League club Albirex Niigata in 1999. He played as regular player and the club was promoted to J1 League end of 2003 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2004 season and he moved to Tokushima Vortis in 2005. He played many matches and he moved to Thespa Kusatsu in September 2006. He played until 2008. He moved to SC Sagamihara in 2009 and played as playing manager until 2010. He retired end of 2010 season.
National team career
In April 1995, Akiba was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1995 World Youth Championship. He played full time in all 4 matches as central defender of three backs defense. In July 1996, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. He played 1 match as substitute as defensive midfielder.{{FIFA player|193702|Tadahiro Akiba}}{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Tadahiro Akiba|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/tadahiro-akiba-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210755/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ak/tadahiro-akiba-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|accessdate=2009-04-01}} Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won Brazil in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.
Coaching career
In 2009, when Akiba was player, he became a playing manager for SC Sagamihara. In 2010, he retired playing career and resigned as manager. In 2011, he signed with Mito HollyHock and became an assistant coach. In 2013, he moved to Thespakusatsu Gunma and became a manager. He resigned end of 2014 season.
On 2 December 2019, Akiba signed return with Mito HollyHock and became a manager, he was previously an assistant coach in 2011.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.mito-hollyhock.net/news/16733|title=秋葉 忠宏氏 2020シーズン監督就任のお知らせ|publisher=水戸ホーリーホック|date=2019-12-02|accessdate=2019-12-02}} He leave from the club in 2022 after two years as manager at Mito.{{Cite web |title=秋葉忠宏監督の来季契約について |url=https://www.mito-hollyhock.net/news/p=22334/ |website=水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト |date=2022-10-02 |access-date=2022-10-17}}
In April 2023, following the dismissal of Zé Ricardo, Akiba was appointed as manager of J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.{{cite web |title=秋葉 忠宏 監督就任のお知らせ |url=https://www.s-pulse.co.jp/news/detail/51237 |website=清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト |access-date=4 April 2023 |language=ja}}
Club statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season
! Club ! League ! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||||
| colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 1994 | rowspan="3"|JEF United Ichihara | rowspan="3"|J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |38 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | Avispa Fukuoka | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | rowspan="6"|Albirex Niigata | rowspan="5"|J2 League | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |44 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |43 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2005 | rowspan="2"|Tokushima Vortis | rowspan="2"|J2 League | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |42 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |21 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | rowspan="3"|Thespa Kusatsu | rowspan="3"|J2 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||
| |13 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2007 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |43 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2008 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | |||||
| |27 | 0 | |||||||||
| colspan=3|Total
!404||5||19||0||24||0||447||5 |
Managerial statistics
{{updated|the end of 2022 season}}.[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=3856 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}
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!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|SC Sagamihara
|align="left"|2009 |align="left"|2010 {{WDL|22|20|2|0}} | ||||
| align="left"|Thespakusatsu Gunma
|align="left"|2013 |align="left"|2014 {{WDL|84|23|20|41}} | ||||
| align="left"|Mito HollyHock
|align="left"|2020 |align="left"|2022 {{WDL|126|46|33|47}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|232|89|55|88}} |
Personal life
His cousin Nobuhide Akiba is also a footballer.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|193702}}
- {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}}
- {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}
{{Shimizu S-Pulse squad}}
{{J1 League managers}}
{{Japan men's football squad 1996 Summer Olympics}}
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