is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Tanaka was born in

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on August 8, 1975. After graduating from

Shimizu Commercial High School was a co-educational commercial high school located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Japan. The school was founded in 1921 and was permanently closed on March 31st, 2013. It had a strong soccer program and won the All Japan High School Soccer Tournamen ...

, he joined Júbilo Iwata in 1994. From 1997, he became a regular player as center back and central player in golden era in club history. The club won many title

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, 2002 J1 League,

1998 J.League Cup Statistics of J. League Cup, officially the '1998 J.League Yamazaki Nabisco Cup, in the 1998 season. Overview It was contested by 20 teams, and Jubilo Iwata won the cup. Results Group A Group B Group C Group D Semifinals * Shimizu S-Puls ...

and

2003 Emperor's Cup The 83rd Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 2003 season. Overview It was contested by 80 teams, and Júbilo Iwata won the cup for the first time. Results 1st Round * Hannan University 2–0 Wakayama Kihoku Shukyudan *Funabashi Mu ...

. In Asia, the club won the champions

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and the 2nd place 1999–00 and

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. He left the club end of 2008 season for generational change. He moved to J2 League club

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in 2009. The club won the 3rd place in 2010 and was promoted to J1 League. He announced his retirement at the end of the 2011 season having played over 500 in his career.

National team career

In July 1996, Tanaka was selected for the Japanese U-23 team for the

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. He played in all 3 of Japan's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage, despite two wins, including one against

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. It was known as the "Miracle of Miami" ( マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. On April 25, 2004, Tanaka debuted for the Japanese national team against

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. At the

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in China, he played all 6 matches as Japan won the title. He also represented Japan at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, he was called up for Japan's

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squad, but had to withdraw after sustaining a thigh injury prior to the tournament. In total, he played 32 matches for the national team.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

National team

* 2004 Asian Cup (Champions) * 2005 Confederations Cup

Honors and awards

Individual

* J1 League Best Eleven:

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, 2002

Club

;Júbilo Iwata * AFC Champions League: 1998–99 *

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* J1 League:

, 2002 * Emperor's Cup: 2003 *

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Japanese Super Cup The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is an annual one-match association football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association (JFA). This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the r ...

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, 2003, 2004

International

;Japan * AFC Asian Cups: 2004

References

External links

* *
Japan National Football Team Database
* 1975 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Júbilo Iwata players Avispa Fukuoka players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Olympic footballers of Japan Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub