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Norio Sasaki, Japan football coach: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Norio Sasaki
Norio Sasaki
Japan
24 May 1958
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Norio Sasaki is a Japanese football coach and former player. He is best known for leading the Japanese women's national team to their first and only FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 over the United States on penalty shootouts. He retired as head coach in March 2016 after eight years. Today, he is the coordinator of Nadeshiko Japan. Sasaki also coached the Japan women's U-20 national team starting in 2007.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Sasaki in 2015
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Norio Sasaki
Date of birth: (1958-05-24) 24 May 1958 (age 68)
Place of birth: Obanazawa, Yamagata, Japan
Height: 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position: Midfielder
⚽ Youth career:
1974–1976: Teikyo High School
1977–1980: Meiji University
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1991: NTT Kanto 25 (2)
Total: 25 (2)
⚽ Managerial career:
1997–1998: Omiya Ardija
2006: Japan women U-17
2007–2010: Japan women U-20
2008–2016: Japan women
2021: Omiya Ardija Ventus
2024: Japan women (interim)

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3 years ago • 44 views
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10 years ago • 5.86K views
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11 years ago • 6.21K views
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📰 Google News (RSS)

Culture clash spelt shock end for Japan women’s first foreign coach - The Japan Times

Japan fires coach Nielsen 12 days after winning Women's Asian Cup - Japan Today

Danish coach sacked by Japan despite Asian Cup win - TribalFootball

Norio Sasaki: Walking around the world, smiling for peace - Alaska Public Media

Sasaki steps down as Japan coach after Rio failure - Equalizer Soccer

A Year After Tsunami, Toshiba Chief Norio Sasaki Stays Focused on Infrastructure - WSJ

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  • Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Toshiba ex-CEOs unlikely to face charges over scandal - source - Reuters

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  • Fri, 08 Jul 2016 07:00:00 GMT

Moving the Goalposts | The Greenlander aiming to turn Japan’s women’s team back into winners - The Guardian

Japan head coach Norio Sasaki says team's positive mindset, strategy will see them through - Edmonton Sun

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