Hiroyuki Sakashita

Hiroyuki Sakashita
坂下博之
Personal information
Full name	Hiroyuki Sakashita
Date of birth	May 6, 1959 (age 62)
Place of birth	Miura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1975–1977	Kanagawa Yokosuka High School
1978–1981	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
National team
Fujita Industries
Yomiuri
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hiroyuki Sakashita (坂下博之, Sakashita Hiroyuki, born May 6, 1959) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Sakashita was born in Miura on May 6, 1959. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined Fujita Industries in 1982. He played as regular player at the club. However, the club was relegated to Division 2 in 1990. He moved to Yomiuri in 1990 and retired in 1991. He played 161 games and scored 5 goals in the league.

National team career[]

In December 1980, when Sakashita was a University of Tsukuba student, he was selected Japan national team for 1982 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on December 28, he debuted against Macau.^[1]

Club statistics[]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		JSL Cup		Total
1982	Fujita Industries	JSL Division 1	13	0
1983			18	0
1984			18	0
1985/86			22	0
1986/87			22	0
1987/88			22	2
1988/89			22	3
1989/90			21	0			4	2	25	2
1990/91	Yomiuri	JSL Division 1	3	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Total			161	5	2	0	4	2	167	7

National team statistics[]

^[1]

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1980	1	0
Total	1	0

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database

External links[]

Hiroyuki Sakashita at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database

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