Yuki Takita
Yuki Takita (田北 雄気, Takita Yūki, born May 16, 1967) is a former Japanese association football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuki Takita | ||
| Date of birth | May 16, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Omiya Higashi High School | ||
| 1986–1989 | Tokai University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | NTT Kanto | 40 | (0) |
| 1992–2000 | Urawa Reds | 146 | (1) |
| Total | 186 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Takita was born in Saitama on May 16, 1967. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined his local club NTT Kanto in 1990. He played many matches as goalkeeper from first season. In 1992, he moved to Urawa Reds. He battles with Hisashi Tsuchida for the position for a long time. He could hardly play in the match until 1995. In 1996, he played full time in all matches because Tsuchida got hurt. He also scored a goal against Yokohama Flügels with a penalty shot on November 9, 1996. He became the first J1 League goalkeeper to score in the league. From 1997, he played many matches and became a regular goalkeeper from 1999. He retired with rival Tsuchida end of 2000 season.
Club statistics
| 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 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | NTT Kanto | JSL Division 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | J2 League | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Total | 186 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 223 | 1 | ||
