Kentaro Sawada

Japanese association football player and manager

Kentaro Sawada (沢田 謙太郎, Sawada Kentaro, born May 15, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Kentaro Sawada
Personal information
Full name Kentaro Sawada
Date of birth (1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 54)
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)
National team
1995–1996 Japan 4 (0)
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1999
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

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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.

On September 20, 1995, Sawada debuted for the Japan national team against Paraguay. He also played in 1996. He played four games for Japan until 1996.

Statistics

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
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
Country Japan 279 15 19 0 38 1 236 16
Total 279 15 19 0 38 1 236 16

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1995 2 0
1996 2 0
Total 4 0

References

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  1. Kentaro Sawada at National-Football-Teams.com  
  2. Kentaro Sawada at J.League (in Japanese)  
  3. Japan National Football Team Database

Other websites

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