Tomoyuki Sakai
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tomoyuki Sakai | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Misato, Saitama,[1] Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | JEF Ichihara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | JEF Ichihara | 92 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Nagoya Grampus | 74 | (5) |
| 2003–2007 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 50 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Vissel Kobe | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Fujieda MYFC | 18 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Pelita Jaya | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Persiwa Wamena | 22 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Persiram Raja Ampat | 33 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Deltras Sidoarjo | 20 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Japan U-20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2000[2] | Japan | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2012. | |||
Tomoyuki Sakai 酒井 友之(born 29 June 1979 in Misato, Saitama[1]) is a Japanese former footballer. He was capped 1 time for the Japanese national team.[2]
Career
Sakai was a starter for Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[3] who carried high hopes of the nation because Sakai's teammates included such household names as Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Ono and Naohiro Takahara. However, in the team's quarterfinal match, Sakai committed a foul inside his own box at the 90th minute, conceding the USA, Japan's opponents, a crucial penalty to make it 2-2.[4] The Americans went on to win the penalty shootouts after 120 minutes of play could not separate the two teams.[4]
Club career statistics
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | JEF United Ichihara | J. League 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J. League 1 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 2002 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2004 | Urawa Red Diamonds | J. League 1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 2 |
| 2005 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Vissel Kobe | J. League 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Fujieda MY | Prefectural Leagues | 8 | 3 | - | - | 8 | 3 | ||
| Indonesia | League | Piala Indonesia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Pelita Jaya | Super League | 10 | 1 | - | - | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | Persiwa Wamena | 12 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Persiram Raja Ampat | 33 | 2 | - | - | 33 | 2 | |||
| Country | Japan | 221 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 286 | 19 | |
| Indonesia | 55 | 3 | - | - | 55 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 276 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 42 | 3 | 341 | 22 | ||
Honors and awards
Club honors
- Urawa Red Diamonds
- J. League Division 1 (1): 2006
- Emperor's Cup (2): 2005, 2006
Country honors
- FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999
References
- 1 2 2008 J.League Division1 Vissel Kobe: Players. date:12 December 2008
- 1 2 "SAKAI Tomoyuki". Japan National Football Team Database.
- ↑ "Tomoyuki Sakai Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- 1 2 "SYDNEY 2000: SOCCER; Trailing Twice, U.S. Beats Japan to Reach Semifinals". The New York Times. 24 September 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External links
- Tomoyuki Sakai at National-Football-Teams.com
- Tomoyuki Sakai profile at Soccerway
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