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Hiroyuki Sakashita

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Hiroyuki Sakashita
坂下 博之
Personal information
Full name Hiroyuki Sakashita
Date of birth (1959-05-06) May 6, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1975–1977 Kanagawa Yokosuka High School
1978–1981 University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1990 Fujita Industries 158 (5)
1990–1991 Yomiuri 3 (0)
Total 161 (5)
International career
1980 Japan 1 (0)
Medal record
Fujita Industries
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1982
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1985
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1988
Yomiuri
Winner Japan Soccer League 1990/91
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroyuki Sakashita (坂下 博之, Sakashita Hiroyuki, born May 6, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sakashita was born in Miura on May 6, 1959. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Fujita Industries in 1982. He played as regular player at the club. However, the club was relegated to Division 2 in 1990. He moved to Yomiuri in 1990 and retired in 1991. He played 161 games and scored 5 goals in the league.

National team career

In December 1980, when Sakashita was a University of Tsukuba student, he was selected Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 28, he debuted against Macau.[1]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup JSL Cup Total
1982 Fujita Industries JSL Division 1 13 0
1983 18 0
1984 18 0
1985/86 22 0
1986/87 22 0
1987/88 22 2
1988/89 22 3
1989/90 21 0 4 2 25 2
1990/91 Yomiuri JSL Division 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
Total 161 5 2 0 4 2 167 7

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1980 1 0
Total 1 0

References