Hiroyuki Sakashita

Hiroyuki Sakashita
坂下博之
Personal information
Full name	Hiroyuki Sakashita
Date of birth	May 6, 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1978–1981	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team
1982–1990	Fujita Industries
1990–1991	Yomiuri
Total
International career
1980	Japan
	*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 elected 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
Country	Japan		161	5	2	0	4	2	167	7
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

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links

Hiroyuki Sakashita at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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