Tatsuya Tanaka
田中 達也
Tanaka in 2011
Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Tanaka
Date of birth (1982-11-27) 27 November 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Shunan, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1998–2000 Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2012 Urawa Red Diamonds 233 (56)
2013–2021 Albirex Niigata 156 (13)
Total 364 (68)
International career
2004 Japan U-23 3 (0)
2005–2009 Japan 16 (3)
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner AFC Champions League 2007
Winner J1 League 2006
Runner-up J1 League 2004
Runner-up J1 League 2005
Runner-up J1 League 2007
Winner J.League Cup 2003
Runner-up J.League Cup 2002
Runner-up J.League Cup 2004
Runner-up J.League Cup 2011
Winner Emperor's Cup 2005
Winner Emperor's Cup 2006
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 1st, 2022

Tatsuya Tanaka (田中 達也, Tanaka Tatsuya, born 27 November 1982) is a retired Japanese football player who last played for Albirex Niigata.[1] He played for Japan national team.

Club career

When he was at Shūyō Junior High School, he represented Yamaguchi Prefecture with future international teammate Seiichiro Maki. He went on to football powerhouse Teikyo High School. While at Teikyo, Tanaka was chosen as one of the Designated Players for Development by J.League and JFA. Because of this status, he was able to register as a FC Tokyo player while he was still eligible to play for his high school club.

After graduating Teikyo, he joined Urawa Reds. His first league appearance came on 29 April 2001 against Kashima Antlers.[2] His first professional goal came on 21 May 2001 against Tokyo Verdy.[2] He played many matches as forward from 2001 season. In 2003, Reds won the champions in J.League Cup. He was selected MVP award and New Hero award. However he suffered for repeated injuries from late 2005 while the club won many title, 2005 Emperor's Cup, 2006 J1 League, 2006 Emperor's Cup and 2007 AFC Champions League. In 2012, he could not play many matches and let the club end of 2012 season.

In 2013, Tanaka signed with Albirex Niigata.[3] He played 32 matches in 2013 season, the most in his career. Although he played many matches every season, Albirex was relegated to J2 League end of 2017 season.

After nine years in Niigata, Tanaka officially retired on December 5, 2021, when he left the pitch after 40 minutes into the home match against Machida Zelvia.[4] Tanaka immediately joined Niigata's coaching staff for the youth sector.[5]

National team career

Tanaka represented Japan at several underage levels. He was part of the Japanese 2004 Olympic football team eliminated in the first round after finishing fourth in group B, below group winners Paraguay, Italy, and Ghana.[6]

He made his international debut on 31 July 2005 in an East Asian Championship against North Korea when he replaced Keiji Tamada in the 67th minute. He scored his first international goal on 3 August 2005 against China in the same tournament.[7][8] His most recent goal came against Qatar on 19 November 2008. He played 16 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 2009.[9]

Club statistics

Updated to January 1st, 2022.[10][11][12][13]

Club Season League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Urawa Red Diamonds 2001 19 3 0 0 4 0 – – 23 3
2002 23 5 1 0 3 0 – – 27 5
2003 26 11 1 0 10 4 – – 37 15
2004 23 10 4 4 6 4 – 2 0 35 18
2005 25 8 0 0 8 3 – – 33 11
2006 18 4 1 2 0 0 – – 19 6
2007 18 9 0 0 1 0 8 3 – 27 12
2008 15 2 1 0 4 1 2 0 – 22 3
2009 15 0 1 0 0 0 – – 16 0
2010 22 2 2 0 2 0 – – 26 2
2011 22 2 0 0 1 0 – – 23 2
2012 7 0 2 1 2 0 – – 11 1
Albirex Niigata 2013 32 2 1 0 3 0 – – 36 2
2014 24 2 2 2 4 1 – – 30 5
2015 13 1 2 2 5 0 – – 20 3
2016 20 3 3 0 3 0 – – 26 3
2017 11 2 0 0 2 2 – – 13 4
2018 31 2 0 0 6 2 – – 37 4
2019 17 1 1 0 – – – 18 1
2020 7 0 – – – – 7 0
2021 1 0 0 0 – – – 1 0
Career total 389 69 22 11 64 17 10 3 2 0 487 100

1Includes AFC Champions League and A3 Champions Cup.

2Includes J.League Championship and Japanese Super Cup.

National team statistics

As of 14 November 2013[14]

Awards and honours

Club

Urawa Red Diamonds

Individual

References

  1. ^ Tatsuya Tanaka at J.League (archive) (in Japanese) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Players-2013 J.League Division1 Albirex Niigata". J.League. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
  4. ^ "田中 達也 選手 現役引退のお知らせ".
  5. ^ "トップチーム コーチに田中 達也氏 就任のお知らせ".
  6. ^ Tatsuya Tanaka – FIFA competition record (archived) Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ "Tanaka rescues point for Japan at East Asian championship". Kyodo News/Japan Times. 4 August 2005. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. ^ "East Asian Championship 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  9. ^ Japan National Football Team Database
  10. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2021 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑: NSKムック (日本語) (NSK MOOK)”, 18 February 2021, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411772 (p. 203 out of 298)
  11. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 160 out of 289)
  12. ^ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 122 out of 289)
  13. ^ "Stats Centre: Tatsuya Tanaka Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
  14. ^ Tatsuya Tanaka at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Japan men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics
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