Full name Tomoyuki Sakai Years Team Weight 67 kg 1995–1997 JEF Ichihara Height 1.70 m | Role Footballer Name Tomoyuki Sakai | |
Date of birth (1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 36) | ||
Playing position Place of birth Misato, Saitama, Japan | ||
Tomoyuki Sakai (酒井 友之, Sakai Tomoyuki, born June 29, 1979) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. He was capped 1 time for the Japanese national team.
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Career
Sakai was a starter for Japan at the 2000 Summer 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 quarterfinal match, Sakai committed a foul inside his own box at the 90th minute, conceding the USA, 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.
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