Yasuo Manaka facts for kids
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| Full name | Yasuo Manaka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 31, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bando, Ibaraki, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986–1988 | Iwai Nishi High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1998 | Kashima Antlers | 135 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2003 | Cerezo Osaka | 106 | (26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Yokohama FC | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 274 | (62) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017 | Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yasuo Manaka (眞中 靖夫, Manaka Yasuo, born January 31, 1971) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was born on January 31, 1971. He played as a forward, scoring many goals for different clubs in Japan. His older brother, Mikio Manaka, was also a football player.
Yasuo Manaka's Football Journey
Yasuo Manaka started his football career in 1989. After finishing high school, he joined a club called Sumitomo Metal. This club later became known as Kashima Antlers.
In 1992, a new football league started in Japan called the J1 League. Yasuo Manaka played many games for Kashima Antlers. He helped his team win the J1 League championships in 1996 and 1998. They also won the J.League Cup and the Emperor's Cup in 1997.
In 1999, he moved to another team, Cerezo Osaka. He played as a midfielder there, not just a forward. Later, in 2003, he joined Sanfrecce Hiroshima. In 2004, he played for Yokohama FC. At Yokohama FC, he got to play alongside his older brother, Mikio Manaka. Yasuo Manaka stopped playing professional football at the end of the 2004 season.
Becoming a Coach
After he stopped playing, Yasuo Manaka became a manager. In 2017, he managed a women's football club called Konomiya Speranza Osaka-Takatsuki. However, he left this role in October 2017.
A Special Record
Yasuo Manaka holds an amazing record in the J1 League. He scored the fastest hat-trick ever! A hat-trick is when one player scores three goals in a single game.
On July 14, 2001, while playing for Cerezo Osaka, he scored three goals in just three minutes. This happened against Kashiwa Reysol. He scored in the 72nd, 73rd, and 75th minutes of the game. This is a very impressive achievement!
See also
In Spanish: Yasuo Manaka para niños
