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Sotaro Sada
佐田 聡太郎
Personal information
Full name Sotaro Sada
Date of birth (1984-03-18) March 18, 1984 (age 41)
Place of birth Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1999–2001 Maebashi Ikuei High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 0 (0)
2004–2011 Thespa Kusatsu 221 (8)
2012 AC Nagano Parceiro 13 (1)
Total 234 (9)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sotaro Sada (born March 18, 1984) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender, helping to stop opposing teams from scoring goals.

Sotaro Sada's Football Journey

Sotaro Sada was born in Maebashi, Japan, on March 18, 1984. After finishing high school, he joined a professional football club called Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2002. This club played in the top Japanese league, the J1 League.

In 2003, Sanfrecce Hiroshima moved down to the J2 League, which is the second division. In 2004, Sotaro Sada moved to another club, Thespa Kusatsu. At that time, Thespa Kusatsu was in the Japan Football League (JFL), a lower league. He played as a right-back, a defensive position on the right side of the field.

Thespa Kusatsu did very well and was promoted to the J2 League in 2005. Sotaro Sada became a regular player for the team, meaning he played in many games. He continued to play for Thespa Kusatsu until 2011.

In 2012, Sotaro Sada joined AC Nagano Parceiro, another club in the Japan Football League. He played there for one season. At the end of 2012, he decided to retire from playing professional football.

Career Statistics

Here's a look at Sotaro Sada's career statistics, showing how many games he played and goals he scored for each club.

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
2002 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003 J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2004 Thespa Kusatsu Football League 19 0 0 0 - 19 0
2005 J2 League 26 2 2 0 - 28 2
2006 45 4 2 0 - 47 4
2007 39 0 1 0 - 40 0
2008 10 0 1 0 - 11 0
2009 44 1 1 0 - 45 1
2010 25 1 1 0 - 26 1
2011 13 1 1 0 - 14 1
2012 AC Nagano Parceiro Football League 13 1 1 0 - 14 1
Career total 234 9 10 0 0 0 253 9

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