Koji Sakamoto

Koji Sakamoto
Personal information
Full name	Koji Sakamoto
Date of birth	(1978-12-03) December 3, 1978
Place of birth	Yasu, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1996	Shizuoka Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997–1999	Júbilo Iwata	0	(0)
2000–2012	Shonan Bellmare	456	(57)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:59, 17 November 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Koji Sakamoto (坂本紘司, Koji Sakamoto, born December 3, 1978 in Yasu, Shiga, Japan) is a Japanese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Sakamoto played 456 J. League games for Shonan Bellmare (a club record) between 2000 and 2012, also being for many years the team's captain.^[1]

Career statistics

As of 02:59, 17 November 2012 (UTC)^[2]

Club	Season	League		Emperor's Cup		J. League Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Júbilo Iwata	1997	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1999	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Shonan Bellmare	2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2001	39	8	2	5	0	0	41	13
	2002	38	7	4	3	–		42	10
	2003	44	4	4	1	–		48	5
	2004	38	8	3	1	–		41	9
	2005	35	1	3	1	–		38	2
	2006	39	1	1	0	–		40	1
	2007	44	3	2	0	–		46	3
	2008	39	3	1	0	–		40	3
	2009	50	13	0	0	–		50	13
	2010	30	3	1	0	2	1	33	4
	2011	35	6	4	1	–		39	7
	2012	25	0	0	0	–		25	0
Career total		456	57	26	13	5	0	487	70

↑ Sakamoto announces retirement. Shonan Bellmare. 13 November 2012.
↑ "Stats Centre: Koji Sakamoto Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 13 November 2012.