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player. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Yanagita was born in

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on April 11, 1981. When she was a high school student, she played for

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. In 2000, she graduated from high school and she joined Tasaki Perule FC. In 2006, she moved to Urawa Reds. She retired end of 2012 season. She played 239 matches at 3 clubs in L.League and she was selected Best Eleven 3 times (

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National team career

In December 1997, when Yanagita was 16 years old, she was selected Japan national team for 1997 AFC Championship. At this competition, on December 5, she debuted and scored a goal against

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, 2007 World Cup,

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and

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/ref> She played 91 games and scored 11 goals for Japan until 2008.

National team statistics

International goals

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* * * * 1981 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players Tasaki Perule FC players Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Women's association football midfielders Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games 21st-century Japanese sportswomen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub