Yuji Sakakura

Yuji Sakakura

Personal information
Full name	Yuji Sakakura
Date of birth	(1967-06-07) June 7, 1967
Place of birth	Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1983–1985	Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
1986–1989	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1994	Furukawa Electric/JEF United Ichihara	65	(1)
1995	Nagoya Grampus Eight	18	(0)
1996–1997	Brummell Sendai	52	(0)
1998	Mind House TC
International career
1990–1991	Japan	6	(0)
Managerial career
2001	Yokohama FC (caretaker)
2014–2015	Tochigi SC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yuji Sakakura (阪倉 裕二, Yūji Sakakura, born June 7, 1967 in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan) is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender.

Career

He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School and Juntendo University. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric S.C. (current JEF United Ichihara Chiba). He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, then Japan Football League side Brummell Sendai (current Vegalta Sendai) in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Tokai Regional League side, after playing for them for one season.

He was capped 6 times without scoring for the Japanese national team between 1990 and 1992.His first full international cap came on July 27, 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against Korea in Beijing. He was a member of the Japan team that won the 1992 AFC Asian Cup but did not play in the tournament.

He 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 F.C.'s U-18 team from 2005 to 2007. He is now a coach at Tochigi S.C.. (As of June 2008)

Club career statistics

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
1990/91	Furukawa Electric	JSL Div.1	20	0			5	0	25	0
1991/92			12	1			1	0	13	1
1992	JEF United Ichihara	J.League 1	-				9	0	9	0
1993			25	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
1994			8	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
1995	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J.League 1	18	0	0	0	-		18	0
1996	Brummell Sendai	JFL	26	0	3	0	-		29	0
1997			26	0	2	0	5	0	33	0
Country	Japan		135	1	5	0	22	0	162	1
Total			135	1	5	0	22	0	162	1

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1990	5	0
1991	1	0
Total	6	0

Honors and awards

Team Honors

• 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

Managerial statistics

As of 27 November 2014.

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Tochigi SC	January 2014	Present	42	15	10	17	35.71
Total			42	15	10	17	35.71

References

• Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com