Yuji Sakakura

Personal information
Full name	Yuji Sakakura
Date of birth	(1967-06-07) June 7, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1983–1985	Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School
1986–1989	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1994	JEF United Ichihara	65	(1)
1995	Nagoya Grampus Eight	18	(0)
1996–1997	Brummell Sendai	52	(0)
1998	Mind House TC
Total		135+	(1+)
National team
1990–1991	Japan	6	(0)
Teams managed
2001	Yokohama FC
2014–2015	Tochigi SC
2018	AC Nagano Parceiro
Honours JEF United Ichihara Runner-up JSL Cup 1990 Nagoya Grampus Eight Winner Emperor's Cup 1995 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 1992 Japan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yuji Sakakura (阪倉 裕二, Sakakura Yuji, born June 7, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Sakakura was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Technical High School and Juntendo University. After finishing the university, he joined Japan Soccer League side Furuawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara). In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995, then Japan Football League side Brummell Sendai in 1996. He finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Regional Leagues side, after playing for them for one season.

On July 27, 1990, Sakakura debuted for the Japan national team against South Korea. He was selected Japan for 1990 Asian Games and played 2 matches. He played 6 games for Japan until 1991. He was also a member of the Japan which won the 1992 Asian Cup, but did not play in the tournament.

After the retirement, Sakakura started coaching career at new club Yokohama FC in 1999. He served as an assistant coach. He also managed the club as caretaker in 2001. In 2005, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga (later Kyoto Sanga FC) and served as a manager for the youth team. In 2008, he moved to Tochigi SC. He mainly served as assistant coach for top team. In 2014, he was promoted to a manager. He resigned in July 2015. In 2016, he signed with Shimizu S-Pulse and served as a assistant coach. In 2018, he moved to AC Nagano Parceiro and served as a assistant coach. In June, he became a manager and managed the club until end of 2018 season.

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• Yuji Sakakura at Soccerway.com
• Yuji Sakakura at WorldFootball.net
• Yuji Sakakura at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yuji Sakakura at J.League (in Japanese)
• Yuji Sakakura at J.League (manager) (in Japanese)

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