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Atsuya Furuta

Japanese baseball player · Japan · On the map · Athletes · Born 1965 · age 61

Atsuya Furuta is a Japanese former baseball player and player-manager for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows professional baseball club in the Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League.

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Career 3

ClubYears
Tokyo Yakult Swallows1990-2007
Toyota Red Cruisers1988-1989
Ritsumeikan University Baseball Club1984-1987

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Awards

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

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Drafted in the 2nd round in 1990, Furuta became a leader for the Swallows as a catcher and became the first player-manager in Japanese baseball in 29 years, since Katsuya Nomura in 1977. In addition to his skills on the field, he is also known for leading a successful two-day strike in 2004 as the head of the Japanese baseball players union.

Country
Japan
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1965 · age 61

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