Naoto Sakurai
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Full name
Naoto Sakurai
Date of birth
September 2, 1975
Place of birth
Saitama, Japan
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Naoto Sakurai | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | September 2, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Omiya Higashi High School | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Urawa Reds | 20 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1999–2004 | Tokyo Verdy | 116 | (23) | ||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Omiya Ardija | 50 | (9) | ||||||||
| Total | 186 | (32) | |||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Naoto Sakurai (桜井 直人, Sakurai Naoto; born September 2, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.
Sakurai was born in Saitama on September 2, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Urawa Reds in 1994. He debuted in 1995 and played several matches every season. However could not play many matches. In 1999, he moved to Verdy Kawasaki (later Tokyo Verdy). He became a regular player immediately and played many matches as forward good at dribbling for a long time. In 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Omiya Ardija based in his local. Although he played many matches until 2006, he could hardly play in the match from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 season.
