Masahiro Sukigara

Masahiro Sukigara
鋤柄 昌宏

Personal information
Full name	Masahiro Sukigara
Date of birth	(1966-04-02) April 2, 1966
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1985–1988	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1994	Verdy Kawasaki	9	(0)
1994	Urawa Reds	1	(0)
1995–1997	Fukushima FC	57	(12)
Total		67	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masahiro Sukigara (鋤柄 昌宏, Sukigara Masahiro, born April 2, 1966) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Sukigara was born in Tokyo on April 2, 1966. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) in 1989. However he could hardly play in the match at the club which had many Japan national team players. In March 1994, he moved to Urawa Reds. At Reds, the only match he played was against his old club Verdy. In 1995, he moved to Japan Football League club Fukushima FC. Although he played many matches, the club was disbanded in 1997.

National team career

In 1988, when Sukigara was a University of Tsukuba student, he was elected Japan national "B team" for 1988 Asian Cup. But he did not play in the match.

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		J.League Cup		Total
1989/90	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	7	0	3	1	0	0	10	1
1990/91			0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
1991/92			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		0	0	1	0	1	0
1993			0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
1994			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994	Urawa Reds	J1 League	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1995	Fukushima FC	Football League	18	0	-		-		18	0
1996			17	5	3	0	-		20	5
1997			22	7	3	1	-		25	8
Country	Japan		67	12	9	2	5	0	81	14
Total			67	12	9	2	5	0	81	14

External links

• Masahiro Sukigara at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• ocn.ne.jp