Yuji Sakakura

Yuji Sakakura (阪倉 裕二, Sakakura Yūji, born June 7, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Yuji Sakakura
阪倉 裕二
Personal information
Full name Yuji Sakakura
Date of birth (1967-06-07) June 7, 1967
Place of birth Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1985 Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
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)
1998 Mind House TC
Total 135 (1)
National team
1990–1991 Japan 6 (0)
Teams managed
2001 Yokohama FC
2014–2015 Tochigi SC
2018 AC Nagano Parceiro
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Sakakura 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 (later JEF United Ichihara). 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 Regional Leagues side, after playing for them for one season.

National team career

Sakakura was capped 6 times without scoring for the Japanese national team between 1990 and 1991.[1] His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against South Korea in Beijing. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 Asian Cup but did not play in the tournament.

Coaching career

Sakakura 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 moved to Tochigi SC and became a coach. In 2014, he became a manager and managed until July 2015. He signed with Shimizu S-Pulse in 2016 and coached until 2017. He moved to AC Nagano Parceiro in 2018 and became a coach. In June, he became a manager as Tetsuya Asano successor. He managed until end of 2018 season.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1990/91Furukawa ElectricJSL Division 120050250
1991/9212110131
1992JEF United IchiharaJ1 League-9090
19932500000250
1994800020100
1995Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League18000-180
1996Brummell SendaiFootball League26030-290
19972602050330
Total 1351502201621

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199050
199110
Total60

Managerial statistics

[2]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Yokohama FC 2001 2001 1 0 0 1 000.00
Tochigi SC 2014 2015 66 20 18 28 030.30
AC Nagano Parceiro 2018 2018 20 8 5 7 040.00
Total 87 28 23 36 032.18

Honors and awards

Team Honors

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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