Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1891)

Japanese association football player and manager (born 1891)

Hitoshi Sasaki (佐々木 等, Sasaki Hitoshi, 1891 – July 23, 1982) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed for Japan national team.

Hitoshi Sasaki
Personal information
Full name Hitoshi Sasaki
Date of birth 1891
Place of birth Fukushima, Japan
Date of death (1982-07-23)July 23, 1982
Place of death Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Team
Tokyo Higher Normal School
Teams managed
Years Team
1921 Japan

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Sasaki 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 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 yet.[3]

After the 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.

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