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Kentaro Sawada

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Kentaro Sawada
沢田 謙太郎
Personal information
Full name Kentaro Sawada
Date of birth (1970-05-15) May 15, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1986–1988 Fujisawa Nishi High School
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)
International career
1995–1996 Japan 4 (0)
Managerial career
2021 Sanfrecce Hiroshima (interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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

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

Club statistics

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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
1993 Kashiwa Reysol Football League 12 2 1 0 6 0 19 2
1994 30 3 0 0 1 0 31 3
1995 J1 League 43 0 2 0 - 45 0
1996 23 1 2 0 4 0 29 1
1997 30 0 3 0 8 0 41 0
1998 30 1 2 0 4 0 36 1
1999 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League 29 3 4 0 4 1 37 4
2000 30 3 2 0 1 0 33 3
2001 24 0 2 0 5 0 31 0
2002 26 2 1 0 5 0 32 2
2003 J2 League 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
Total 279 15 19 0 38 1 236 16

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 2 0
1996 2 0
Total 4 0

References

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