Tomoyuki Sakai

Tomoyuki Sakai
Personal information
Full name Tomoyuki Sakai
Date of birth June 29, 1979 (1979-06-29) (age 32)
Place of birth Misato, Saitama, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Persiwa Wamena
Number 99
Youth career
1995-1997 JEF United Ichihara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1997-2000 JEF United Ichihara 92 (3)
2001-2003 Nagoya Grampus Eight 71 (5)
2004-2007 Urawa Red Diamonds 40 (3)
2007-2008 Vissel Kobe 10 (0)
2009 Fujieda MY
2010-2011 Pelita Jaya 11 (1)
2011- Persiwa Wamena 12 (0)
National team‡
2000 Japan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 December 2008

Tomoyuki Sakai 酒井 友之(born 29 June 1979 in Misato, Saitama) is a Japanese football player who plays for Persiwa Wamena. He was capped 1 time for the Japanese national team.

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Career

Sakai was a starter for Japan at the 2000 Summer Olympics,[1] 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. The Americans went on to win the penalty shootouts after 120 minutes of play could not separate the two teams.

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
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 11 1 0 0 - 11 1
2010-11 Persiwa Wamena Super League 12 0 0 0 - 12 0
2011-12
Country Japan 221 14 23 2 42 3 286 19
Indonesia 23 1 0 0 - 23 1
Total 244 15 23 2 42 3 309 20

International career statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2000 1 0
Total 1 0

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "Tomoyuki Sakai Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/tomoyuki-sakai-1.html. Retrieved 2009-07-24. 

External links

Japan squad – 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Japan squad – 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship Runners-Up
Japan squad – 2000 Summer Olympics