# Hitoshi Sasaki

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**Hitoshi Sasaki** (佐々木 等, *Sasaki Hitoshi*, 1891 – July 23, 1982) was a Japanese [football](/source/Association_football) player and manager. He managed [Japan national team](/source/Japan_national_football_team).

## Coaching career

Sasaki was born in [Fukushima Prefecture](/source/Fukushima_Prefecture) in 1891. After graduating from [Tokyo Higher Normal School](/source/University_of_Tsukuba), in May 1921, he became manager for [Japan national team](/source/Japan_national_football_team) for [1921 Far Eastern Championship Games](/source/Football_at_the_1921_Far_Eastern_Championship_Games) in [Shanghai](/source/Shanghai). He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches (1-3, v [Philippines](/source/Philippines_national_football_team)[1] and 0-4, v [Republic of China](/source/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team)[2]). These matches are not counted as [International A Match](/source/International_A_Match) because [Japan Football Association](/source/Japan_Football_Association) was not founded.[3]

## After retirement

After retirement, Sasaki became professor and he taught at [Utsunomiya University](/source/Utsunomiya_University), [Fukushima University](/source/Fukushima_University), [Chukyo University](/source/Chukyo_University) and [Japan Women's College of Physical Education](/source/Japan_Women's_College_of_Physical_Education) and so on.

On July 23, 1982, Sasaki died of [lung](/source/Lung) [thrombus](/source/Thrombus) in [Suginami](/source/Suginami), [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo) at the age of 91.

## References

1. [Japan Football Association](http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19210530/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20170531090448/http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19210530/) 2017-05-31 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

1. [Japan Football Association](http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19210601/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20130826185605/http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19210601/) 2013-08-26 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

1. [Japan Football Association](http://www.jfa.jp/eng/about_jfa/history/)

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