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My Take
Right-back is the position nobody writes headlines about: you score nothing, and doing the job perfectly looks like nothing happening. Atsuto Uchida went from a small town in Shizuoka to the top of European football playing it. He debuted for Kashima Antlers in 2006 at seventeen and collected three J1 League titles in four years, then left that security behind in 2010 for Schalke 04 in a 1.3 million euro move. The transfer is what I keep returning to. An attacker who travels well is easy to imagine; a defender establishing himself abroad is harder, because defending is a language of small agreements with teammates you must relearn from scratch. At 176 cm he was not imposing by German standards either. He survived on reading the game and refusing to be moved, which is my favourite way to win.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Atsuto Uchida
- Name (Japanese)
- 内田篤人
- Born
- March 27, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Dragon
- Origin
- Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Atsuto Uchida born?
Born March 27, 1988 (age 38).
Where is Atsuto Uchida from?
Atsuto Uchida is from Kannami, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Atsuto Uchida do?
Atsuto Uchida works as association football player.
How tall is Atsuto Uchida?
Atsuto Uchida is 176 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-07-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.