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Yutaka Tahara (田原 豊, Tahara Yutaka, born April 27, 1982) is a former Japanese football player.
Club career
Tahara was born in Aira on April 27, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama F. Marinos in 2001. However he could hardly play in the match and he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) in September 2002. His opportunity to play decreased and he played many matches from 2004. He moved to Shonan Bellmare in 2009 and Yokohama FC in 2012. In 2014, he moved to Thailand and joined Samut Songkhram. In 2015, he returned to Japan and his local club Kagoshima United FC. He retired end of 2015 season.
National team career
In June 2001, Tahara was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played all 3 matches and scored a goal against Czech Republic.
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 | ||||||
| 2001 | Yokohama F. Marinos | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 8 | 2 | |
| 2003 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | J2 League | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | 34 | 10 | |||
| 2006 | J1 League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2007 | Kyoto Sanga FC | J2 League | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | 32 | 9 | |
| 2008 | J1 League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2009 | Shonan Bellmare | J2 League | 41 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - | 42 | 10 | |
| 2010 | J1 League | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 5 | |
| 2011 | J2 League | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | - | 28 | 7 | ||
| 2012 | Yokohama FC | J2 League | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 30 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Kagoshima United FC | Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 304 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 334 | 71 | ||