Kentaro Sawada
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kentaro Sawada | ||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Fujisawa Nishi High School | ||
| 1989–1992 | Chuo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Kashiwa Reysol | 168 | (7) |
| 1999–2003 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 111 | (8) |
| Total | 279 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Japan | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kentaro Sawada (沢田 謙太郎, Sawada Kentaro, born May 15, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
[edit]Sawada was born in Kamakura on May 15, 1970. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Football League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. He played as right-midfielder and right side-back. The club won the 2nd place in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. He retired end of 2003 season.
National team career
[edit]On September 20, 1995, Sawada debuted for Japan national team against Paraguay. He also played in 1996. He played four games for Japan until 1996.[1]
Club statistics
[edit]| 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 | ||||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 1994 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 1995 | J1 League | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 4 |
| 2000 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 279 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 236 | 16 | ||
National team statistics
[edit]| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Kentaro Sawada at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Kentaro Sawada at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Kentaro Sawada manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Kamakura
- Chuo University alumni
- Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
- Kashiwa Reysol players
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Japanese football managers
- J1 League managers
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima managers
- 20th-century Japanese sportsmen
- Japanese football defender, 1970s birth stubs