Masaaki Sawanobori

Masaaki Sawanobori

Personal information
Full name	Masaaki Sawanobori
Date of birth	January 12, 1970 (1970-01-12) (age 41)
Place of birth	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1985-1987	Tokai University Fuzoku Daiichi High School
1988-1991	Tōkai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992-2005	Shimizu S-Pulse	381	(85)
National team
1993-2000	Japan	16	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Masaaki Sawanobori (澤登 正朗, Sawanobori Masaaki^?, born 12 January 1970 in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan) 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.

Statistics

Club performance			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
1992	Shimizu S-Pulse	J. League 1	-		3	0	10	1	-		13	1
1993			35	7	4	2	1	0	-		40	9
1994			41	7	1	0	1	0	-		43	7
1995			40	13	1	0	-		-		41	13
1996			29	9	3	0	16	3	-		48	12
1997			31	11	3	1	6	0	-		40	12
1998			32	10	5	3	4	2	-		41	15
1999			28	9	3	0	4	1	-		35	10
2000			27	3	5	0	4	1	-		36	4
2001			26	9	5	2	2	1	-		33	12
2002			29	3	3	2	7	3	0	0	39	8
2003			14	2	4	0	2	0	1	1	21	3
2004			24	1	1	0	5	0	-		30	1
2005			25	1	1	0	5	0	-		31	1
Country	Japan		381	85	41	10	57	11	1	1	480	107
Total			381	85	41	10	57	11	1	1	480	107

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1993	5	1
1994	6	1
1995	0	0
1996	0	0
1997	0	0
1998	0	0
1999	1	0
2000	4	1
Total	16	3

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	May 7, 1993	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1-1	Draw	1994 FIFA World Cup Qualification
2.	1994
3.	February 16, 2000	Macau	Brunei	9-0	Won	2000 AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Personal honors

• Japanese Footballer of the Year - 1999
• J. League Best Eleven - 1999
• J. League Rookie of the Year - 1993

Team honors

Shimizu S-Pulse

• Emperor's Cup - 2001
• J. League Cup - 1996
• Japanese Super Cup - 2001, 2002
• Asian Cup Winners Cup - 2000

See also

• List of one-club men

References

• Masaaki Sawanobori at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Sawanobori, Masaaki
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Date of birth	1970-01-12
Place of birth	Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, Japan
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