Eijiro Takeda
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eijiro Takeda | ||
| Date of birth | July 11, 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2000 | FC Nakahara | ||
| 2001–2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | Aoyama Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | → Shonan Bellmare (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → JEF United Chiba (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Gainare Tottori (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Avispa Fukuoka (loan) | 32 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Shonan Bellmare | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | Yokohama FC | 124 | (2) |
| Total | 213 | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2019 | |||
Eijiro Takeda (武田 英二郎, born July 11, 1988) is a Japanese former professional football player who played as a defender.
Primarily known for his time at Yokohama FC, Takeda made over 200 career appearances. He overcame heart surgery in 2017.
Career
On 13 January 2013, Takeda was announced at Gainare Tottori on a one year loan deal.[1]
On 10 January 2014, Takeda was announced at Avispa Fukuoka on a one year loan deal.[2]
On 11 December 2014, Takeda was announced at Shonan Bellmare on a permanent transfer.[3] On 21 August 2017, it was announced that he had been diagnosed with exercise-induced arrhythmia, and would need to undergo heart surgery.[4] The operation was successful, and he was able to resume his career in October, but he was released from his contract.[5]
On 28 December 2017, Takeda was announced at Yokohama FC on a permanent transfer.[6] On 15 September 2020, the club announced he had damage to the medial meniscus in his right knee, and would be out for one to two months.[7] In December 2023, he participated in Shunsuke Nakamura's farewell match.[8]
On 29 October 2024, Takeda announced he would be retiring from football at the end of the 2024 season.[9] He played his final career match against Renofa Yamaguchi on 10 November 2024, performing well as his team won, sealing promotion to the J1 League.[10]
Charity work
Takeda is part of ROOTS, an effort to use football for children to grow, along with Kentaro Moriya, Ariajasuru Hasegawa, Masakazu Tashiro, Junpei Yamagishi and Yōsuke Saitō.[11]
Club statistics
Updated to 1 March 2019.[12][13]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Other1 | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | JEF United Chiba | J2 League | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Gainare Tottori | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Avispa Fukuoka | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Shonan Bellmare | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Yokohama FC | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| Total | 121 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 138 | 5 | ||
1Includes J2's Relegation Playoffs.
References
- ^ "武田 英二郎選手(横浜F・マリノス) 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of loan transfer of Eijiro Takeda (Yokohama F. Marinos)]. www.gainare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜FMのDF武田英二郎が福岡へ期限付き移籍…昨年は鳥取に所属" [Yokohama F. Marinos' defender Eijiro Takeda moves to Fukuoka on loan... Last year he was with Tottori]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜F・マリノス 武田英二郎選手 移籍加入のお知らせ" [Announcement of transfer of Eijiro Takeda to Yokohama F. Marinos]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "武田英二郎選手 手術に関するお知らせ" [Announcement regarding surgery for Eijiro Takeda]. www.bellmare.co.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "心臓手術を乗り越えた武田英二郎。横浜FCの中間管理職が感じる恩義。" [Eijiro Takeda overcame heart surgery. The gratitude felt by the middle managers at Yokohama FC.]. number.bunshun.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜FC、湘南からMF武田を完全移籍で獲得「感謝の気持ちでいっぱい」" [Yokohama FC acquires midfielder Takeda from Shonan on a permanent transfer: "We are filled with gratitude"]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜FCの武田英二郎が右膝内側半月板損傷…最大で2カ月の離脱に" [Yokohama FC's Eijiro Takeda torn medial meniscus in right knee, out for up to two months]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "12/17(日)「SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA FAREWELL MATCH」出場全選手決定のお知らせ" [Announcement of all players participating in the "SHUNSUKE NAKAMURA FAREWELL MATCH" on 12/17 (Sun)]. yokohamafc.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "武田英二郎選手 現役引退のお知らせ" [Announcement of Eijiro Takeda's retirement]. www.yokohamafc.com (in Japanese).
- ^ "横浜ＦＣ・武田英二郎 １４年の感慨、試練乗り越え"ハマのエージロー"へ" [Yokohama FC's Eijiro Takeda: 14 years of reflections, overcoming challenges to become "Eijiro of Hama"]. www.kanaloco.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ "森谷や長谷川アーリアら、横浜FMユース出身者がプロジェクト『ROOTS.』を立ち上げ" [Moriya, Hasegawa Aria and other members of Yokohama FM Youth have launched the project "ROOTS."]. www.soccer-king.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ 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. 193 out of 289)
- ^ 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. 160 out of 289)
External links
- Profile at Yokohama FC
- Profile at Shonan Bellmare Archived 2017-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Eijiro Takeda at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)