Masaaki Sawanobori
Encyclopedia
is a retired Japanese football player.
He was capped 16 times and scored three goals for the Japanese national team
. His first international appearance came on April 8, 1993, in a World Cup qualifier against Thailand
at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
when he replaced Hajime Moriyasu
. His first goal for Japan came on May 7, 1993 in a World Cup qualifier against UAE
in Dubai
.
Sawanobori was immensely popular at S-Pulse, and having spent his entire career at the club he was affectionately known as Mr S-Pulse. Since his retirement he continues to live in the Shimizu area and now works in television.
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He was capped 16 times and scored three goals for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
. His first international appearance came on April 8, 1993, in a World Cup qualifier against Thailand
Thailand national football team
The Thailand national football team represents Thailand in international football competition and is governed by the Football Association of Thailand. The team has a history of success in Southeast Asian competition, with three ASEAN Football Championship titles and nine senior-level Southeast...
at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kobe Sports Park, Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 45,000. It was built in 1985 for the 1985 Summer Universiade. It hosted the 2006 61st National Sports Festival of Japan main...
when he replaced Hajime Moriyasu
Hajime Moriyasu
is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defensive midfielder. He is now a coach at Albirex Niigata.-Club:Moriyasu was educated at and played for Nagasaki Nihon Daigaku Gakuen High School. After finishing his school, he joined Japan Soccer League side Mazda in 1987. New manager Hans Ooft...
. His first goal for Japan came on May 7, 1993 in a World Cup qualifier against UAE
United Arab Emirates national football team
The United Arab Emirates national football team represents United Arab Emirates in association football and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association, the governing body for football in United Arab Emirates...
in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
Sawanobori was immensely popular at S-Pulse, and having spent his entire career at the club he was affectionately known as Mr S-Pulse. Since his retirement he continues to live in the Shimizu area and now works in television.
Statistics
|-|1992||rowspan="14"|Shimizu S-Pulse
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in...
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|1993||35||7||4||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||40||9
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|1994||41||7||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||43||7
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|1995||40||13||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||41||13
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|1996||29||9||3||0||16||3||colspan="2"|-||48||12
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|1997||31||11||3||1||6||0||colspan="2"|-||40||12
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|1998||32||10||5||3||4||2||colspan="2"|-||41||15
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|1999||28||9||3||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||35||10
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|2000||27||3||5||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||36||4
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|2001||26||9||5||2||2||1||colspan="2"|-||33||12
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|2002||29||3||3||2||7||3||0||0||39||8
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|2003||14||2||4||0||2||0||1||1||21||3
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|2004||24||1||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||30||1
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|2005||25||1||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||31||1
381||85||41||10||57||11||1||1||480||107
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|1994||6||1
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|1995||0||0
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|1996||0||0
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|1997||0||0
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|1998||0||0
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|1999||1||0
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|2000||4||1
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!Total||16||3
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International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 7, 1993 | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... , United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a... |
1-1 | Draw | 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Listed below are the dates and results for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian zone . For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification.... |
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| 2. | 1994 | |||||
| 3. | February 16, 2000 | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
9-0 | Won | 2000 AFC Asian Cup Qualification 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification - Group 1 :All matches were held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.--------------------- Group 2 :Played in Damascus, Syria.--------------------Played in Tehran, Iran.--------------------- Group 3 :... |
Personal honors
- Japanese Footballer of the Year - 1999
- J. League Best Eleven - 1999
- J. League Rookie of the YearJ. League Rookie of the YearThe J. League Rookie of the Year is awarded by the J. League to the most outstanding rookie of the season. To be considered a rookie, a player must be in his first professional year of football ....
- 1993
Team honors
Shimizu S-Pulse- Emperor's CupEmperor's Cup, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
- 2001 - J. League CupJ. League CupJ. League Cup is a Japanese football competition organized by J. League. It is also known as Yamazaki Nabisco Cup or Nabisco Cup because confectionery/bakery company Yamazaki Nabisco have sponsored the competition since its inception in 1992.It is generally regarded as the Japanese equivalent to...
- 1996 - Japanese Super CupJapanese Super CupThe Japanese Super Cup or is an annual one-match football competition in Japan organised by J. League and the Japan Football Association . This competition serves as the season opener and is played between the J. League Champions and the Emperor's Cup Winners of the previous season...
- 2001, 2002 - Asian Cup Winners CupAsian Cup Winners CupThe Asian Cup Winners' Cup was an association football competition run by the Asian Football Confederation . The competition was started in 1991 as a tournament for all the domestic cup winners from countries affiliated to the AFC...
- 2000