Yutaka Akita

Football player infobox| playername= Yutaka Akita
fullname =
nickname = Yutaka Akita


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1970|8|6
cityofbirth = Nagoya, Aichi
countryofbirth = Japan
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1986-1988
1989-1992
youthclubs = Aichi High School (Japan)
Aichi Gakuin University (Japan)
years = 1993-2003
2004-2006
2007
clubs = Kashima Antlers (Japan)
Nagoya Grampus Eight (Japan)
Kyoto Sanga F.C. (Japan)
caps(goals) = 334 0(20)
057 00(3)
014 00(0)
nationalyears = 1995-2003
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 044 00(4)

Yutaka Akita (秋田豊 "Akita Yutaka"; born 6 August 1970 in Nagoya, Aichi) is a Japanese former football player who was on the Japanese national football team at the 1998 Football World Cup in France and the 2002 Football World Cup in South Korea/Japan.

Akita is a strong and physical centre-back, who is also arguably one of the best headers of the ball within the J-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, where his years of experience will be valued by Grampus's defence. 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.

National team

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Honors and awards

Individual Honors

* J-League Best Eleven: 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001

Team Honors

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=3666 National Football Teams]