Norio Sasaki
Norio Sasaki | ||
Norio Sasaki (2015)
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Personnel | ||
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birthday | May 24, 1958 | |
place of birth | Yamagata Prefecture , Japan | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1989-1990 | NTT Kanto | 26 (2) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1997-1998 | Ōmiya Ardija | |
2006 | Japan U17 (women) | |
2007-2010 | Japan U20 (women) | |
2008-2016 | Japan (women) | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Norio Sasaki ( Japanese 佐 々 木 則 夫 , Sasaki Norio ; born May 24, 1958 in Yamagata Prefecture ) is a former Japanese football player and was most recently the coach of the Japanese women's national team , which he led to win the 2011 World Cup .
Club career
Sasaki played in years 1989 to 1990 at NTT Kantō , the team of the former public telecommunications company Nippon Denshin Denwa (English NTT), in the second Japanese division.
Coaching career
His first position as a coach was from 1997 to 1998 with the first division club Ōmiya Ardija . Sasaki coached the U-17s in 2006 and coached the U-20 women's junior national team from 2007 to 2010 . In December 2007 he also took over the position of coach of the Japanese women's national team. His first tournament was the East Asian Football Championship in 2008 , Sasaki was also a coach at the 2008 Olympic Games , when his team lost in the game for third place against Germany , and the 2010 Asian Games . At the 2011 World Cup , he led the team to victory in Frankfurt / Main on July 17, 2011. At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , he and his team reached the final again and met the USA again , but this time with 2: 1 could win. The silver medal is the first Olympic medal for the Japanese female soccer players. In the 2015 World Cup final they met the USA again and this time lost 2: 5.
After Japan failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games , he resigned as national coach.
Awards
- 2011: FIFA Coach of the Year in Women's Football
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ sportschau.de The writer's clear plan ( memento of August 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 15, 2011.
- ↑ nzz.ch The trainer has special methods , accessed on July 15, 2011.
- ↑ fifa.com: "Sasaki resignation: Nadeshiko without coach"
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SURNAME | Sasaki, Norio |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐 々 木 則 夫 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese soccer player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Yamagata Prefecture , Japan |