Yuji Sakakura

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Yuji Sakakura
阪倉 裕二
Personal information
Full name Yuji Sakakura
Date of birth (1967-06-07) June 7, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1983–1985 Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1989 Juntendo University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1994 JEF United Ichihara 65 (1)
1995 Nagoya Grampus Eight 18 (0)
1996–1997 Brummell Sendai 52 (0)
1998 Mind House Yokkaichi
Total135(1)
International career
1990–1991 Japan 6 (0)
Managerial career
2001 Yokohama FC
2014–2015 Tochigi SC
2018 AC Nagano Parceiro
Medal record
JEF United Ichihara
Runner-up JSL Cup 1990
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Winner Emperor's Cup 1995
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
AFC Asian Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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Club career

Sakakura was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School and Juntendo University. After completing 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 Japan 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 performanceLeagueCupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1990/91 Furukawa Electric JSL Division 1 20050250
1991/92 12110131
1992 JEF United Ichihara J1 League -9090
1993 2500000250
1994 800020100
1995 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 18000-180
1996 Brummell Sendai Football League 26030-290
1997 2602050330
Total1351502201621

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1990 50
1991 10
Total60

Managerial statistics

[2]

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Yokohama FC 200120011001000.00
Tochigi SC 2014201566201828030.30
AC Nagano Parceiro 2018201820857040.00
Total87282336032.18

Honors and awards

Team Honors

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