- Yuki Abe
Football player infobox| playername= Yuki Abe
fullname = Yuki Abe
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|9|6
cityofbirth = Ichikawa, Chiba
countryofbirth =Japan
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = flagicon|JapanUrawa Red Diamonds
clubnumber = 22
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1988-1993
1994-1996
1997-1999
youthclubs = flagicon|Japan Ichikawa FC
flagicon|JapanJEF United Ichihara Junior Youth
flagicon|JapanJEF United Ichihara Youth
years = 1998-2006
2007-
clubs = flagicon|JapanJEF United Ichihara Chiba
flagicon|JapanUrawa Red Diamonds
caps(goals) = 214 0(36)
045 00(6)
nationalyears = 2000
2002-2004
2005-
nationalteam = flagicon|Japan Japan U-20
flagicon|Japan Japan U-23
flagicon|Japan Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 00(2)
013 00(3)
031 00(2)
pcupdate =10 May 2008
ntupdate =7 September 2008 nihongo|Yuki Abe|阿部 勇樹|Abe Yūki|extra=bornSeptember 6 ,1981 inIchikawa, Chiba ,Japan is a Japanese footballer, amidfield er for theUrawa Red Diamonds of theJ. League and the Japanese national team.Career
On
August 5 ,1998 , Abe, then a member of the JEF United Ichihara (nowJEF United Ichihara Chiba ) youth side, made his debut with the senior club at the age of 16 years and 333 days, at the time a record for the youngest Japanese professional player and J-League. He went on to become JEF United's captain, and led the club to the 2005 and 2006J. League Cup titles while being named to the league's Best Eleven during the span.Abe made his senior national team debut on
January 29 ,2005 , in a friendly match against Kazakhstan and scored his first national team goal onSeptember 6 ,2006 against Yemen in a2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification match. He was not selected to Japan's2006 FIFA World Cup team, but he has become a regular under his former JEF United coachIvica Osim , who took over as the national team head coach after the World Cup. He had previously represented Japan at the Under-20 and Under-23 levels, appearing in all three first round matches at the 2004 Olympics and scoring a goal against Italy.On
January 22 ,2007 , Abe joined Urawa, the defending J. League andEmperor's Cup champions, for a transfer fee of around ¥360 million (around $3 million), a record amount for a Japanese player in a domestic deal. [cite news
title = Abe makes record switch to Japan's Urawa Reds
url = http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6362736,00.html
publisher = Reuters
date =2007-01-22
accessdate = 2007-01-22]Abe helped Urawa to win the
AFC Champions League 2007 title by scoring a goal in the second leg of the final against Iran'sSepahan F.C. . [languageicon|en|English [http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/sports/20071115TDY20305.htm Reds rule Asia / Sink Sepahan to become 1st J.League club to win ACL, earn Club World Cup berth] ]Honors and awards
Individual
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J. League Best Eleven: 2005, 2006, 2007
* J. League Cup New Hero Award: 2005Team
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AFC Champions League Champions: 2007
*J. League Cup Champions: 2005, 2006National Team Career Statistics
Appearances in major competitions
Goals for Senior National Team
References
External links
* [http://www.jfa.or.jp/daihyo/daihyo/games/eng/06_squad/061115/06_abe_yuki.html Japanese national team profile]
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=11745 National Football Teams]
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