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Yuji Sakakura
阪倉 裕二

Personal information
Full name	Yuji Sakakura
Date of birth	(1967-06-07) June 7, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1983–1985	Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School
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)
1998	Mind House Yokkaichi
Total		135	(1)
National team
1990–1991	Japan	6	(0)
Teams managed
2001	Yokohama FC
2014–2015	Tochigi SC
2018	AC Nagano Parceiro
Honours JEF United Ichihara Runner-up JSL Cup 1990 Nagoya Grampus Eight Winner Emperor's Cup 1995 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup Gold 1992 Japan
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Yuji Sakakura (阪倉 裕二, Sakakura Yūji, born June 7, 1967) is a former Japanese football 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 Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara). 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 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. His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against South Korea in Beijing. 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 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 moved to Tochigi SC and became a coach. In 2014, he became a manager and managed until July 2015. He signed with Shimizu S-Pulse 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

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

See also

In Spanish: Yūji Sakakura para niños