Hitoshi Sasaki (佐々木 等, Sasaki Hitoshi, 1891 – July 23, 1982) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hitoshi Sasaki | ||
| Date of birth | 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Fukushima, Empire of Japan | ||
| Date of death | July 23, 1982 (aged 90–91) | ||
| Place of death | Suginami, Tokyo, Japan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tokyo Higher Normal School | |||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1917 | Japan | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1921 | Japan | ||
Coaching career
editSasaki was born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1891. After graduating from Tokyo Higher Normal School, in May 1921, he became manager for Japan national team for 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai. He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches (1-3, v Philippines[1] and 0-4, v Republic of China[2]). These matches are not counted as International A Match because Japan Football Association was not founded.[3]
After retirement
editAfter retirement, Sasaki became professor and he taught at Utsunomiya University, Fukushima University, Chukyo University and Japan Women's College of Physical Education and so on.
On July 23, 1982, Sasaki died of lung thrombus in Suginami, Tokyo at the age of 91.
References
edit- ^ Japan Football Association Archived 2017-05-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ Japan Football Association Archived 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
- ^ Japan Football Association
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