Hirokazu Sasaki facts for kids
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| Full name | Hirokazu Sasaki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 16, 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1979 | Osaka Sangyo University High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1992 | Matsushita Electric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Verdy Kawasaki | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cerezo Osaka | 31 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Speranza FC Takatsuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hirokazu Sasaki (佐々木 博和, Sasaki Hirokazu, born February 16, 1962) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
Playing career
Sasaki was born in Osaka Prefecture on February 16, 1962, and grew up in Okayama Prefecture. After graduating from high school, he joined his local new club Matsushita Electric in 1980. He became a regular player and the club was promoted to Japan Soccer League in 1984. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1990. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League and he moved to J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki. He could hardly play in the match. He returned to Osaka and joined Japan Football League club Cerezo Osaka. The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He retired end of 1995 season.
Coaching career
In 2003, Sasaki became a manager for L.League club Speranza FC Takatsuki. He managed the club in 1 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1980 | Matsushita Electric | Prefectural Leagues | ||||||||
| 1981 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | ||||||||||
| 1983 | Regional Leagues | |||||||||
| 1984 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1985/86 | ||||||||||
| 1986/87 | JSL Division 1 | 20 | 0 | |||||||
| 1987/88 | JSL Division 2 | |||||||||
| 1988/89 | JSL Division 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| 1989/90 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Cerezo Osaka | Football League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1995 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 126 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 135 | 1 | ||
See also
In Spanish: Hirokazu Sasaki para niños
