Miyuki Yanagita

Miyuki Yanagita
Personal information
Full name	Miyuki Yanagita
Date of birth	April 11, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1997–1999	NTV Beleza
2000–2005	Tasaki Perule FC
2006–2012	Urawa Reds
Total
National team
1997–2008	Japan
Honours
NTV Beleza
Tasaki Perule FC
Urawa Reds
Representing Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Games
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Miyuki Yanagita (柳田美幸, Yanagita Miyuki, born April 11, 1981) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Yanagita was born in Chigasaki on April 11, 1981. When she was a high school student, she played for NTV Beleza. In 2000, she graduated from high school and she joined Tasaki Perule FC. In 2006, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season.^[1] She played 239 matches at 3 clubs in Nadeshiko League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2009 and 2010).

In December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected the Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam. She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 91 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2008.