| Masanao Sasaki 佐々木 雅尚 | |
| Fullname: | Masanao Sasaki |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Chiba, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1978–1980 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ichihara Midori High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1981–1984 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kokushikan University |
| Years1: | 1985–1991 |
| Clubs1: | Honda |
| Caps1: | 121 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs2: | All Nippon Airways |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs3: | JEF United Ichihara |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1994 |
| Clubs4: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 160 |
| Totalgoals: | 12 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1988–1991 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
, born June 19, 1962, is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
Sasaki was born in Chiba Prefecture on June 19, 1962. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined Honda in 1985. He moved to All Nippon Airways in 1991. He also played at his local club JEF United Ichihara (1992–93) and Kashiwa Reysol (1994). He retired in 1994.
On June 2, 1988, Sasaki debuted for the Japan national team against China. In 1989 and 1990, he played in all Japan’s international matches included the 1990 World Cup qualification and the 1990 Asian Games. He played 20 games for Japan between 1988 and 1991.[1]
| 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 | |||||||
| 1985/86 | Honda | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 1986/87 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 1987/88 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 1988/89 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| 1989/90 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 1990/91 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||||
| 1991/92 | All Nippon Airways | JSL Division 1 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 1994 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 160 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 198 | 18 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |