Yuji Sakakura
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuji Sakakura | ||
| Date of birth | June 7, 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1989 | Juntendo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | JEF United Ichihara | 65 | (1) |
| 1995 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 18 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Brummell Sendai | 52 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Mind House TC | ||
| Total | 135 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Japan | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Yokohama FC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Tochigi SC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yuji Sakakura (阪倉 裕二, Sakakura Yūji, born June 7, 1967) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Career
He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School and Juntendo University. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric. He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, then Japan Football League side Brummell 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 FC's U-18 team from 2005 to 2007. He is now a coach at Tochigi SC. (As of June 2008)
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 | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 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 | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Brummell Sendai | Football League | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 135 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 162 | 1 | |
| Total | 135 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 162 | 1 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Yokohama FC | 2001 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Tochigi SC | 2014 | 2015 | 66 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 30.30 |
| Total | 67 | 20 | 18 | 29 | 29.85 | ||
Honors and awards
Team Honors
- Template:AsianCupRosterLink (Champions)
References
- ^ Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ J.League Data SiteTemplate:Ja
External links
- Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Player statistics at J.League Data Site Template:Ja
- Manager statistics at J.League Data Site Template:Ja
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- Juntendo University alumni
- Association football people from Mie Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–98) players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Nagoya Grampus players
- Vegalta Sendai players
- 1988 AFC Asian Cup players
- 1992 AFC Asian Cup players
- AFC Asian Cup-winning players
- Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Japanese football managers
- J2 League managers
- Yokohama FC managers
- Tochigi SC managers
- Japanese football biography stubs