Kentaro Sawada

Kentaro Sawada
沢田 謙太郎
Personal information
Full name Kentaro Sawada
Date of birth (1970-05-15) May 15, 1970
Place of birth Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1989–1992 Chuo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Kashiwa Reysol 168 (7)
1999–2003 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 111 (8)
Total 279 (15)
National team
1995–1996 Japan 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kentaro Sawada (沢田 謙太郎, Sawada Kentaro, born May 15, 1970) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sawada was born in Kamakura on May 15, 1970. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Football League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. He played as right-midfielder and right side-back. The club won the 2nd place in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. He retired end of 2003 season.

National team career

On September 20, 1995, Sawada debuted for Japan national team against Paraguay. He also played in 1996. He played 4 games for Japan until 1996.[1]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1993Kashiwa ReysolFootball League1221060192
19943030010313
1995J1 League43020-450
19962312040291
19973003080410
19983012040361
1999Sanfrecce HiroshimaJ1 League2934041374
20003032010333
20012402050310
20022621050322
2003J2 League2000-20
CountryJapan 2791519038123616
Total 2791519038123616

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199520
199620
Total40

References

  1. 1 2 Japan National Football Team Database
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