We would like to inform you that Yuta Minami will retire from active duty after the 2023 season. Minami’s profile and comments are below.
Yuta Minami (Yuta Minami)
■Position
GK
■Uniform number
35
■Date of birth
September 30, 1979 (44 years old)
■Height/Weight
185cm/82kg
■ Birthplace
Kanagawa Prefecture
■Player history
Musashigaoka FC – Yomiuri Nippon SC Jr. Youth – Shizuoka Gakuen High School – Kashiwa Reysol – Roasso Kumamoto – Yokohama FC – Omiya Ardija
■Representative history
U-20 Japan National Team (1997 FIFA World Youth Championship Best 8, 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up)
U-21 Japanese representative
U-22 Japanese representative
U-23 Japanese representative
Representation from Japan
■Personal title
J League Outstanding Newcomer Award (1998)
J League Fair Play Individual Award (2001)
■First appearance
League Match: 1998 J League 1st Stage Round 13 Verdy Kawasaki vs Kashiwa Reysol @ Todoroki Athletics Stadium (July 25, 1998)
League Cup Match: 1998 J League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup B Group Round 1 Cerezo Osaka vs Kashiwa Reysol @ Nagai Stadium (May 16, 1998)
■Participation record
Year Affiliation League League Cup Match Emperor’s Cup Participation Points Participation Points Participation Points Participation Points 1998 Kashiwa J1 22 0 4 0 1 0 1999 Kashiwa J1 18 0 2 0 4 0 2000 Kashiwa J1 20 0 0 0 2 0 2001 Kashiwa J1 29 0 4 0 1 0 2002 Kashiwa J1 27 0 7 0 1 0 2003 Kashiwa J1 26 0 3 0 0 0 2004 Kashiwa J1 28 0 4 0 0 0 2005 Kashiwa J1 33 0 5 0 1 0 2006 Kashiwa J2 45 0 – – 0 0 2 007 Kashiwa J1 33 0 2 0 0 0 2008 Kashiwa J1 10 0 1 0 1 0 2009 Kashiwa J1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2010 Kumamoto J2 36 0 – – 2 0 2011 Kumamoto J2 38 0 – – 0 0 2012 Kumamoto J2 39 0 – – 2 0 2013 Kumamoto J2 42 0 – – 0 0 2014 Yokohama FC J2 39 0 – – 1 0 2015 Yokohama FC J2 42 0 – – 2 0 2016 Yokohama FC J2 23 0 – – 0 0 2017 Yokohama FC J2 1 0 – – 0 0 2018 Yokohama FC J2 25 0 – – 1 0 2019 Yokohama FC J2 33 0 – – 0 0 2020 Yokohama FC J1 12 0 0 0 – – 2021 Yokohama FC J1 8 0 2 0 0 0 2021 Omiya J2 19 0 – – 0 0 2022 Omiya J2 15 0 – – 0 0 2023 Omiya J2 2 0 – – 2 0 J1 League total 266 0 37 0 11 0 J2 League total 399 0 0 0 10 0 J League total 665 0 37 0 21 0 J1/J2 replacement match 4 games 0 points
J1 entry playoffs 1 game 0 points
■Others
Record for most GK appearances in J League (665 games) *As of October 19, 2023
■Comments
“I, Minami Yuta, have decided to retire from active duty at the end of this season, so I would like to inform you here.
The reason I was able to spend 26 years, a long active career that I could never have imagined, to this age is because of my parents, who gave birth to me and raised me in a strong body, and who have always been my number one support. I would like to thank my wife who has supported me, my children and family who have given me infinite strength, and the clubs I played for, Kashiwa Reysol, Roasso Kumamoto, Yokohama FC, and Omiya Ardija, who have fought together with me. I would like to express my gratitude to all the players, managers, coaching staff, club staff, partnership sponsors, supporters and fans of each club, and everyone who has been involved with me. There are only words. I really thank you!
For about 40 years, from the time I started playing soccer in kindergarten until the day I decided to retire in October, there were many difficult and difficult times, but there has never been a single time when I wanted to quit the sport I love so much. was.
I think that speaks volumes about how fulfilling and wonderful my soccer life has been. That’s why I’ve accomplished so much that I don’t have any regrets at all. I sincerely want to say to myself that I did a great job.
There are four games left this season. In order for Ardija to stay, I will give my all, no matter what position I am in, and fight until the very end for the team. Thank you for your continued support.
And although I will no longer be a soccer player in one month, I would appreciate your continued support of “Yuta Minami, the Soccer Guy”!
Yuta Minami
2023-10-19 09:00:49
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