Akihito Fujii (藤井 彰人, Fujii Akihito, born June 18, 1976) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher and current coach for the Hanshin Tigers in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He previously played for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1999 to 2004 and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles from 2005 to 2010 and the Tigers from 2011 to 2015.

Akihito Fujii
Fujii with the Hanshin Tigers
Hiroshima Toyo Carp – No. 77
Catcher/Coach
Born: (1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 39)
Higashiōsaka, Osaka, Japan
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
NPB debut
1999, for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
NPB statistics
(through 2015)
Batting average.236
Home runs10
RBI173
Teams
As player

As coach

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