Takashi Umeda
Takashi Umeda (梅田 高志, Umeda Takashi, born May 30, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takashi Umeda | ||
| Date of birth | May 30, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Gifu Technical High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Seino Transportation | 44 | (3) |
| 1998–2010 | Oita Trinita | 246 | (13) |
| 2008 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 39 | (5) |
| Total | 329 | (21) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Umeda was born in Kakamigahara on May 30, 1976. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League (JFL) club Seino Transportation in 1995. He played many matches from first season and became a regular player in 1997. However the club was disbanded end of 1997 season. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Oita Trinity (later Oita Trinita). He played many matches and the club was promoted to new league J2 League from 1999. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 2000, the club won the champions in 2002 and was promoted to J1 League from 2003. He also became a regular player as defensive midfielder from 2003. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2007. In 2008, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 club, FC Gifu based in his local on loan and he played as regular player. In 2009, he returned to Oita Trinita. However he could not play many matches in 2009 and the club was relegated to J2 from 2010. The club released many central player and he played many matches as regular player in 2010. He retired end of 2010 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1995 | Seino Transportation | Football League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 31 | 2 | |||
| 1998 | Oita Trinity | Football League | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 25 | 4 | |
| 1999 | Oita Trinita | J2 League | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| 2000 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2001 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| 2002 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | J1 League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | FC Gifu | J2 League | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 41 | 5 | |
| 2009 | Oita Trinita | J1 League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010 | J2 League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 329 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 382 | 25 | ||