Yuta Minami

Yuta Minami

Personal information
Full name	Yuta Minami
Date of birth	(1979-09-30) September 30, 1979
Place of birth	Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Yokohama FC
Number	18
Youth career
	Verdy Kawasaki
1995–1997	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2009	Kashiwa Reysol	291	(0)
2010–2013	Roasso Kumamoto	155	(0)
2014–	Yokohama FC	39	(0)
International career
1997–1999	Japan U20	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2015

Yuta Minami (南 雄太, born 30 September 1979) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Yokohama FC of the J-League.

Mistake

Minami became one of the few goalkeepers in football history when he managed to score an own goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima in a J-League match on May 22, 2004. He had gathered the ball and originally planned to throw the ball at first, but he paused and lost control, hurling the ball back into the net to the disbelief of his Kashiwa team mates. The goal wouldn't matter, as Kashiwa lost three goals to nil.

Club career stats

As of 1 March 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Total
1998	Kashiwa Reysol	J. League	22	0	1	0	4	0	27	0
1999		J. League 1	18	0	4	0	2	0	24	0
2000			20	0	2	0	0	0	22	0
2001			29	0	1	0	4	0	34	0
2002			27	0	1	0	7	0	35	0
2003			26	0	0	0	3	0	29	0
2004			28	0	0	0	4	0	32	0
2005			33	0	1	0	5	0	39	0
2006		J. League 2	45	0	0	0	-		45	0
2007		J. League 1	33	0	0	0	2	0	35	0
2008			10	0	1	0	1	0	12	0
2009			0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
2010	Roasso Kumamoto	J. League 2	36	0	2	0	-		38	0
2011			38	0	0	0	-		38	0
2012			39	0	2	0	-		41	0
2013			42	0	0	0	-		42	0
2014	Yokohama F.C.		39	0	1	0	-		40	0
2015							-
Career total			485	0	17	0	35	0	537	0

Honors and awards

• FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999

External links

• FIFA profile