Masataka Sakamoto (坂本 將貴, Sakamoto Masataka, born February 24, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.He currently works as an individual coach for the Japan national team.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Masataka Sakamoto | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | February 24, 1978 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Urawa Higashi High School | |||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Nippon Sport Science University | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2006 | JEF United Chiba | 176 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2007 | Albirex Niigata | 34 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | JEF United Chiba | 117 | (2) | |||||||||||
| Total | 327 | (13) | ||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2023 | JEF United Chiba (assistant coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2024— | Japan national team (individual coach) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Playing career
editSakamoto was born in Saitama on February 24, 1978. After graduating from Nippon Sport Science University, he joined J1 League club JEF United Ichihara (later JEF United Chiba) in 2000. He became a regular player as right side midfielder from summer 2001. He also played as defensive midfielder not only right side midfielder. He played all matches in league competition except for one game for suspension in 2004 until 2006. The club won the champions J.League Cup for 2 years in a row (2005-2006). In 2007, he moved to Albirex Niigata. He played in all 34 matches as left side back and left midfielder. In 2008, he returned to JEF United Chiba. He played many matches as right side back. However the club results were bad and was relegated to J2 League first time in the club history from 2010. His opportunity to play also decreased from 2010 and he retired end of 2012 season.
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 2 |
| 2006 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 46 | 4 | ||
| 2007 | Albirex Niigata | J1 League | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 2008 | JEF United Chiba | J1 League | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| 2009 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | J2 League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 327 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 59 | 3 | 407 | 18 | ||
Honors and awards
editTeam
- J.League Cup Champion: 2005, 2006
References
edit- ^ "Stats Centre: Masataka Sakamoto Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
External links
edit- Masataka Sakamoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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