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Tadahiro Akiba
Japanese footballer and manager
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 J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tadahiro Akiba | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-10-13) October 13, 1975 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Funabashi High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | JEF United Ichihara | 54 | (2) |
| 1997 | Avispa Fukuoka | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | Cerezo Osaka | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Albirex Niigata | 204 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Tokushima Vortis | 62 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Thespa Kusatsu | 79 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | SC Sagamihara | ||
| Total | 404 | (6) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Japan U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1996 | Japan U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | SC Sagamihara | ||
| 2013–2014 | Thespakusatsu Gunma | ||
| 2020–2022 | Mito HollyHock | ||
| 2023– | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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.[1][2] 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.
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.[3] He leave from the club in 2022 after two years as manager at Mito.[4]
In April 2023, following the dismissal of Zé Ricardo, Akiba was appointed as manager of J2 League club Shimizu S-Pulse.[5]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1994 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 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 | Albirex Niigata | 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 | - | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | J1 League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2005 | Tokushima Vortis | J2 League | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 42 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 43 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 404 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 447 | 5 | ||
- As of the end of 2022 season.[6]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| SC Sagamihara | 2009 | 2010 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 090.91 |
| Thespakusatsu Gunma | 2013 | 2014 | 84 | 23 | 20 | 41 | 027.38 |
| Mito HollyHock | 2020 | 2022 | 126 | 46 | 33 | 47 | 036.51 |
| Total | 232 | 89 | 55 | 88 | 038.36 | ||
His cousin Nobuhide Akiba is also a footballer.
- Tadahiro Akiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Tadahiro Akiba". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2009-04-01.
- "秋葉 忠宏氏 2020シーズン監督就任のお知らせ" (Press release). 水戸ホーリーホック. 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
- "秋葉忠宏監督の来季契約について". 水戸ホーリーホック公式サイト. 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- "秋葉 忠宏 監督就任のお知らせ". 清水エスパルス公式WEBサイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- Tadahiro Akiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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