Masanori Sanada

Masanori Sanada
Personal information
Full name	Masanori Sanada
Date of birth	March 6, 1968
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Date of death	September 6, 2011 (aged 43)
Place of death	Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1983–1985	Shimizu Commercial High School
1986–1989	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1990–1992	All Nippon Airways
1992–2004	Shimizu S-Pulse
Total
Honours
Shimizu S-Pulse
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Masanori Sanada (真田雅則, Sanada Masanori, March 6, 1968 – September 6, 2011) was a Japanese football player.

Biography

Sanada was born in Shizuoka on March 6, 1968. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined All Nippon Airways in 1990. He played as regular goalkeeper from first season. In 1992, he moved to new club Shimizu S-Pulse based in his local. Although he played in all matches in 1992, he battles with Sidmar for the position from 1993. After Sidmar retired end of the 1995 season, Sanada became completely regular goalkeeper. The club won the champion in the 1996 J.League Cup which is first major title in the club history. In 1999, the club won the 2nd place in J1 League. He was also selected Best Eleven. In Asia, the club won the champions 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup which is their first Asian champions. From 2001, his opportunity to play decreased behind young goalkeepers Keisuke Hada and Takaya Kurokawa. He retired end of the 2004 season.

In 1988, when Sanada was a Juntendo University student, he was selected the Japan national "B team" for 1988 Asian Cup. At this competition, he played 3 games.^[1] However, Japan Football Association don't count as Japan national team match because this Japan team was "B team" not "top team".

After the retirement, Sanada became a goalkeeper coach at Shimizu S-Pulse in 2005. In 2008, he moved to JEF United Chiba. In 2011, he returned to S-Pulse. However he rested for health problem from September 2.^[2]

On September 6, 2011, Sanada died of heart failure in Shizuoka at the age of 43.^[3]^[4]

Statistics

^[5]

Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
1990/91	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 1	20	0			4	0	-		24	0
1991/92	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 1	16	0			1	0	-		17	0
1992	Shimizu S-Pulse	J1 League	-		3	0	11	0	-		14	0
1993			19	0	0	0	1	0	-		20	0
1994			14	0	1	0	0	0	-		15	0
1995			34	0	1	0	-		-		35	0
1996			30	0	3	0	16	0	-		49	0
1997			32	0	3	0	6	0	-		41	0
1998			34	0	5	0	5	0	-		44	0
1999			30	0	3	0	4	0	-		37	0
2000			29	0	5	0	5	0	-		39	0
2001			4	0	0	0	1	0	-		5	0
2002			13	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	17	0
2003			4	0	4	0	1	0	-		9	0
2004			0	0	1	0	1	0	-		2	0
Country	Japan		279	0	29	0	59	0	1	0	368	0
Total			279	0	29	0	59	0	1	0	368	0