Sekiji Sasano

Sekiji Sasano (笹野 積次, Sasano Sekiji) (16 December 1914 – 26 March 2004)[1] was a Japanese football player.

Sekiji Sasano
笹野 積次

Personal information
Full name	Sekiji Sasano
Date of birth	16 December 1914
Place of birth	Shizuoka, Japan
Date of death	26 March 2004(2004-03-26) (aged 89)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Shizuoka Shida High School
	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Waseda WMW
Honours Waseda University Winner Emperor's Cup 1938
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Sasano was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo, Hidetoki Takahashi and so on. After graduating from university, he played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates.

National team career

In 1936, when Sasano was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but he did not compete.[2][3] Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" (ベルリンの奇跡) in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.

References

1. "加茂健氏（１９３６年ベルリン五輪サッカー日本代表）心不全のため死去". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 26 March 2004. Archived from the original on 10 December 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
2. Berlin Olympics Results Japan Football association(in Japanese)
3. Berlin Olympics Results Japan Football association(in Japanese)

External links

• Japan Football Hall of Fame (Japan team at 1936 Olympics) at Japan Football Association