Naoto Sakurai
Naoto Sakurai | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | 2nd September 1975 | |
place of birth | Saitama Prefecture , Japan | |
size | 170 cm | |
position | striker | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1991-1993 | Omiya Higashi High School | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1994-1999 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 20 | (0)
1999-2004 | Tokyo Verdy | 116 (23) |
2005-2008 | Omiya Ardija | 50 | (9)
1 Only league games are given. |
Naoto Sakurai ( Japanese 桜 井 直 人 , Sakurai Naoto ; born September 2, 1975 in Saitama Prefecture ) is a former Japanese football player .
Career
Sakurai learned to play soccer on the school team at Omiya Higashi High School . He signed his first contract in 1994 with the Urawa Red Diamonds . The club played in the highest league in the country, the J1 League . For the club, he completed 20 first division games. In 1999 he moved to league rivals Verdy Kawasaki (today: Tokyo Verdy). In 2004 he won the Kaiser Cup with the club . For the club he completed 116 first division games. In 2005 he moved to league rivals Omiya Ardija . For the club he completed 50 first division games. At the end of 2008 he ended his career as a football player.
successes
Tokyo Verdy
- Winner: 2004
Web links
- Naoto Sakurai in the soccerway.com database
- Naoto Sakurai in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Naoto Sakurai in the J.League Data Site database (Japanese)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sakurai, Naoto |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 桜 井 直 人 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd September 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saitama Prefecture , Japan |