Yuji Sakakura
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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.


Club career

Sakakura was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School and Juntendo University. After completing university, he joined
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side Furuawa Electric (later ''JEF United Ichihara''). He moved to
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in 1995, then
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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.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against
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in
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. 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
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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
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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


National team statistics


Managerial statistics

J.League Data Site
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Honors and awards


Team Honors

* 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)


References


External links

*
Japan National Football Team Database
* * 1967 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) 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 J3 League managers Yokohama FC managers Tochigi SC managers AC Nagano Parceiro managers Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub