- Masanao Sasaki at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Masanao Sasaki at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masanao Sasaki | ||
| Date of birth | June 19, 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Chiba, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1980 | Ichihara Midori High School | ||
| 1981–1984 | Kokushikan University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Honda | 121 | (10) |
| 1991–1992 | All Nippon Airways | 17 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | JEF United Ichihara | 18 | (1) |
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 160 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1991 | Japan | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Masanao Sasaki (佐々木 雅尚, Sasaki Masanao, born June 19, 1962) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Sasaki was born in Chiba Prefecture on June 19, 1962. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Honda in 1985. He moved to All Nippon Airways in 1991. He also played at hi local club JEF United Ichihara (1992–93) and Kashiwa Reysol (1994). He retired in 1994.
On June 2, 1988, Sasaki debuted for Japan national team against China. In 1989 and 1990, he played all matches included 1990 World Cup qualification and 1990 Asian Games. He played 20 games for Japan until 1991.[1]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1985/86 | Honda | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1986/87 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 1987/88 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | ||
| 1988/89 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| 1989/90 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 1990/91 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 160 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 198 | 18 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 |