Miyuki Yanagita
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miyuki Yanagita | ||
| Date of birth | April 11, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Chigasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | NTV Beleza | 32 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | Tasaki Perule FC | 85 | (19) |
| 2006–2012 | Urawa Reds | 122 | (20) |
| Total | 239 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997–2008 | Japan | 91 | (11) |
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Honours | |||
| * 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 Japan national team.
Club career[]
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 L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (2006, 2009 and 2010).
National team career[]
In December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against Guam.[2] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[3] She played 91 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2008.
National team statistics[]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 10 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 |
| 2006 | 15 | 4 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2008 | 15 | 0 |
| Total | 91 | 11 |
References[]
- ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ FIFA
External links[]
- Miyuki Yanagita – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Miyuki Yanagita at Soccerway
- Miyuki Yanagita at WorldFootball.net
- Miyuki Yanagita at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- Tasaki Perule FC players
- Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Japan
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Women's association football midfielders
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
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