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Playing career

Akita was born in Kyoto Prefecture on July 23, 1974. Although he was a defender, he played also as midfielder and forward. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1993. On November 16, 1994, he debuted against JEF United Ichihara. However he only played in this one match for the club. In 1995, he moved to

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. In 1998, he moved to Regional Leagues club

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. In October 2006, he moved to

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and he played as a regular player. In 2009, he moved to

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. He played in the

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for the first time in 15 years. He played as a regular player in three seasons and retired at the end of the 2011 season. In 2013, he came back as a player in the Regional Leagues club Nagoya SC and played in one season.

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* 1974 births Living people Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Nagoya Grampus players Nagoya SC players FC Kariya players Gainare Tottori players FC Gifu players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub