Atsuya Furuta

Quick Facts

Full Name	Atsuya Furuta
Occupation	Baseball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1965(1965-08-06)
Age	59
Birthplace	Kawanishi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Hyōgo Prefecture
Horoscope	Leo

Atsuya Furuta Biography

Atsuya Furuta is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on August 6, 1965 in Kawanishi, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Furuta graduated from Kawanishi Meihou High School and Ritsumeikan University before entering the Toyota company baseball team [ja] in 1988. He was chosen as part of the Japanese Olympic team in 1988 for the Seoul Olympics, and won a silver medal.

Furuta developed many of his skills under the tutelage of legendary catcher Katsuya Nomura, who was also his manager in the 1990s when the Swallows were one of the most feared teams in Japan, winning three Japan Series championships in that decade. Something else the two had in common was that both were player-managers: Nomura for the then-Nankai Hawks, and Furuta for Yakult. The two would face off as managers during the 2006 interleague tournament, and Furuta got the better of his mentor, winning five out of the six games between Yakult and the 2nd-year Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.

Atsuya Furuta Net Worth

Atsuya Furuta is one of the richest Baseball Player from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Atsuya Furuta 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Atsuya Furuta (古田 敦也, b. August 6, 1965 in Kawanishi, Hyōgo) 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. 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Atsuya Furuta height 6′ 0″ Andrea weight 176 lbs & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Atsuya Furuta Dating?

According to our records, Atsuya Furuta married to Miho Nakai. As of December 1, 2023, Atsuya Furuta’s is not dating anyone.

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The strike immediately led to a compromise between the two groups. Although the Buffaloes were merged with the Blue Wave (and formed into Orix Buffaloes) after the incident, the Rakuten Eagles were newly created to keep the former six team league structure. The dispute received huge press coverage (which mostly favored Furuta and the players union) and was dubbed one of the biggest events in the history of Japanese baseball. Proposals and amendments concerning inter-league games, player drafting, and management were also discussed between the players union and the owners during this period. The dispute officially ended after the two groups reached on consensus on September 23, 2004.

Facts & Trivia

Andrea Ranked on the list of most popular Baseball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Atsuya Furuta celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

He remains one of the most prominent figures in Japanese baseball because of his leadership both on and off the field. In June 2007, Furuta removed himself from the active roster so he could focus on managing the floundering Swallows. He retired as player and manager in the same season.