Tomoyuki Sakai
Tomoyuki Sakai (born 29 June 1979) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vissel Kobe of the J-League. He was capped 1 time for the Japanese national team.
Tomoyuki Sakai career stats
Tomoyuki Sakai biography
Tomoyuki Sakai (born 29 June 1979) is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Vissel Kobe of the J-League. He was capped 1 time for the Japanese national team.
Sakai was a starter for Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads Japan at the 2000 Olympics, who carried high hopes of the nation because Sakai's teammates included such household names as Hidetoshi Nakata, Shinji Ono and Naohiro Takahara. However, in the team's Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals, Sakai committed a foul inside his own box at the 90th minute, conceding the Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads United States of America, Japan's opponents, a crucial penalty to make it 2-2. The Americans went on to win the penalty shootouts after 120 minutes of play could not separate the two teams.
Clubs
- 1997-2000: JEF United Ichihara Chiba
- 2001-2003: Nagoya Grampus Eight
- 2004-2007: Urawa Red Diamonds
- 2007-present: Vissel Kobe
Honors and awards
- FIFA World Youth Championship runner-up: 1999_FIFA_World_Youth_Championship
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoyuki_Sakai
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