Yuji Sakakura
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese football
player. He was a defender.
. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League
side Furuawa Electric S.C. (current JEF United Ichihara Chiba). He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight
in 1995, then Japan Football League
side Brummell Sendai (current Vegalta Sendai
) in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Tokai Regional League side, after playing for them for one season.
He was capped 6 times without scoring for the Japanese national team
between 1990 and 1992.His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against Korea
in Beijing
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
but did not play in the tournament.
He was a coach at Yokohama FC
between 1999 and 2004. He briefly served as caretaker manager at the club after Yoshikazu Nagai was sacked in 2001. He coached Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s U-18 team from 2005 to 2007. He is now a coach at Tochigi S.C.
. (As of June 2008)
|1990/91||rowspan="2"|Furukawa Electric
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
||20||0||||||5||0||25||0
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|1991/92||12||1||||||1||0||13||1
|-
|1992||rowspan="3"|JEF United Ichihara
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||9||0||9||0
|-
|1993||25||0||0||0||0||0||25||0
|-
|1994||8||0||0||0||2||0||10||0
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|1995||Nagoya Grampus Eight
||J. League 1||18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||18||0
|-
|1996||rowspan="2"|Brummell Sendai
||rowspan="2"|Football League
||26||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||29||0
|-
|1997||26||0||2||0||5||0||33||0
135||1||5||0||22||0||162||1
135||1||5||0||22||0||162||1
|}
|1990||5||0
|-
|1991||1||0
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!Total||6||0
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player. He was a defender.
Career
He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School and Juntendo UniversityJuntendo University
is a private university in Japan. Its headquarters are on its campus in Bunkyo, Tokyo for School of Medicine and in Hiragagakuendai, Inzai, Chiba for School of Health and Sports Science...
. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
side Furuawa Electric S.C. (current JEF United Ichihara Chiba). He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
in 1995, then Japan Football League
Japan Football League (former)
The former was an association football league that existed from 1992 to 1998. Also known as the JFL, it was the 2nd tier of the Japanese football hierarchy following J...
side Brummell Sendai (current Vegalta Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
) in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Tokai Regional League side, after playing for them for one season.
He was capped 6 times without scoring for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1990 and 1992.His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against Korea
Korea Republic national football team
The Korea Republic national football team represents Korea Republic in international football and is controlled by the Korea Football Association. Korea Republic is the most successful Asian football team in the history of the FIFA World Cup having participated in eight World Cup tournaments,...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup
1992 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan between October 29 and November 8. The host nation, Japan, defeated the defending champion Saudi Arabia in the final in Hiroshima.-Stadiums:...
but did not play in the tournament.
He was a coach at Yokohama FC
Yokohama FC
are a Japanese football club based in the city of Yokohama.-History:The club was formed in 1999, following the merger of the city's two J. League clubs, Yokohama Flügels and Yokohama Marinos the previous year. Flügels supporters, whose club was essentially dissolved, rejected the suggestion that...
between 1999 and 2004. He briefly served as caretaker manager at the club after Yoshikazu Nagai was sacked in 2001. He coached Kyoto Sanga F.C.'s U-18 team from 2005 to 2007. He is now a coach at Tochigi S.C.
Tochigi S.C.
are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J. League Division 2. Their team colour is yellow.Tochigi, uniquely, is the only major Japanese professional club to retain the word "soccer" in its English name, despite efforts by football authorities to...
. (As of June 2008)
Club career statistics
|-|1990/91||rowspan="2"|Furukawa Electric
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 1
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||20||0||||||5||0||25||0
|-
|1991/92||12||1||||||1||0||13||1
|-
|1992||rowspan="3"|JEF United Ichihara
JEF United Ichihara Chiba
is a Japanese professional football club that plays in J. League Division 2. On February 1, 2005, the club changed its name from JEF United Ichihara to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as its hometown in 2003. The club name, JEF -taken from JR East and Furukawa Electric-...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||colspan="2"|-||||||9||0||9||0
|-
|1993||25||0||0||0||0||0||25||0
|-
|1994||8||0||0||0||2||0||10||0
|-
|1995||Nagoya Grampus Eight
Nagoya Grampus Eight
are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...
||J. League 1||18||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||18||0
|-
|1996||rowspan="2"|Brummell Sendai
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J. League Division 1. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Their home stadium is Yurtec Stadium Sendai, in Izumi-ku, Sendai, although a few home games have also been played at nearby Miyagi Stadium.-History:Founded in 1988...
||rowspan="2"|Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
||26||0||3||0||colspan="2"|-||29||0
|-
|1997||26||0||2||0||5||0||33||0
135||1||5||0||22||0||162||1
135||1||5||0||22||0||162||1
|}
International career statistics
|-|1990||5||0
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|1991||1||0
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!Total||6||0
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