Hiroyuki Sakashita

{{short description|Japanese footballer}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name=Hiroyuki Sakashita
坂下 博之

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|fullname=Hiroyuki Sakashita

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1959|5|6}}

|birth_place=Miura, Kanagawa, Japan

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|height={{Height|m=1.74}}

|position=Defender

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|youthyears1=1975–1977|youthclubs1=Kanagawa Yokosuka High School

|youthyears2=1978–1981|youthclubs2=University of Tsukuba

|years1=1982–1990|clubs1=Fujita Industries|caps1=158|goals1=5

|years2=1990–1991|clubs2=Yomiuri|caps2=3|goals2=0

|totalcaps=161|totalgoals=5

|nationalyears1=1980|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0

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{{Medal|Team|Fujita Industries}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1982}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1985}}

{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1988}}

{{Medal|Team|Yomiuri}}

{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1990/91}}

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{{Nihongo|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.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/sakashita_hiroyuki.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Club statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
colspan=3 | Club performance

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Cup

! colspan=2 | League Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

Season

! Club

! League

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
colspan=3 |Japan

! colspan=2 | League

! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup

! colspan=2 | JSL Cup

! colspan=2 | Total

1982rowspan="8"|Fujita Industriesrowspan="8"|JSL Division 1130
1983180
1984180
1985/86220
1986/87220
1987/88222
1988/89223
1989/9021042252
1990/91YomiuriJSL Division 130200050
colspan=3|Total

!161||5||2||0||4||2||167||7

National team statistics

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! colspan=3 | Japan national team

YearAppsGoals
198010
Total||1||0

References

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