Yuji Sakakura

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)
Playing position	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)
National team
1990–1991	Japan	6	(0)
Teams managed
2001	Yokohama FC
2014–2015	Tochigi SC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

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

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1990	5	0
1991	1	0
Total	6	0

Managerial statistics

^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Yokohama FC	2001	2001	1	0	0	1	00.00
Tochigi SC	2014	2015	66	20	18	28	30.30
Total			67	20	18	29	29.85

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

References

1. Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com
2. J.League Data Site(Japanese)

External links

• Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)
• Manager statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)