Tadahiro Akiba

Tadahiro Akiba (秋葉 忠宏, Akiba Tadahiro, born October 13, 1975) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Tadahiro Akiba
秋葉 忠宏

Personal information
Full name	Tadahiro Akiba
Date of birth	(1975-10-13) October 13, 1975
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)
National team
1995	Japan U-20	4	(0)
1996	Japan U-23	1	(0)
Teams managed
2009–2010	SC Sagamihara
2013–2014	Thespakusatsu Gunma
2020–2022	Mito HollyHock
2023–	Shimizu S-Pulse
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Akiba was born in Chiba on October 13, 1975. After graduating from Funabashi Municipal 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 in 1996 because of injury. He moved to Avispa Fukuoka in 1997, Cerezo Osaka in 1998, and to J2 League club Albirex Niigata in 1999. The club was promoted to J1 League at the end of the 2003 season. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2004 season and he moved to newly-promoted J2 League club 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 was a player-manager until 2010, when he retired.

In April 1995, Akiba was selected the Japan U-20 national team for the 1995 World Youth Championship. He played full time in all four matches as a central defender. In July 1996, he was selected the Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. He played one match as a substitute as a defensive midfielder. Although Japan won two matches, Japan lost in the 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 played for SC Sagamihara, he became a player-manager. In 2010, he retired from his 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 at the end of the 2014 season. In 2020, he signed with Mito HollyHock as a manager.

Statistics

Club statistics

Club statistics			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
Country	Japan		404	5	19	0	24	0	447	5
Total			404	5	19	0	24	0	447	5

Managerial statistics

As of the end of 2022 season.

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

Other websites

• Tadahiro Akiba at Soccerway.com
• Tadahiro Akiba at WorldFootball.net
• Tadahiro Akiba at FBref.com
• Tadahiro Akiba at J.League (in Japanese)
• Tadahiro Akiba at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)