Yasuo Manaka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yasuo Manaka | ||
| Date of birth | January 31, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibaraki, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989-1998 | Sumitomo Metals / Kashima Antlers | ||
| 1999-2003 | Cerezo Osaka | ||
| 2003-2004 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 2004 | Yokohama | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yasuo Manaka (眞中 靖夫, born 31 January 1971) is a former Japanese football player. He holds the record for the fastest J. League hat-trick ever. On 14 July 2001, he scored three goals in seven minutes for Cerezo Osaka against Kashiwa Reysol.
His elder brother Mikio is also a former Japanese footballer.
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 | ||||||
| 1992 | Kashima Antlers | J. League 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 1994 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 3 | |||
| 1996 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1997 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | ||
| 1998 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 1999 | Cerezo Osaka | J. League 1 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2000 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2002 | J. League 2 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 0 | - | 31 | 13 | ||
| 2003 | J. League 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2003 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J. League 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 17 | 3 | |
| 2004 | J. League 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Yokohama | J. League 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 1 | |
| Country | Japan | 236 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 290 | 55 | |
| Total | 236 | 50 | 26 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 290 | 55 | ||