Hitoshi Sasaki

Hitoshi Sasaki was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed Japan [national football team|Japan national team].

Coaching career

Sasaki was born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1891. After graduating from Tokyo Higher Normal School, in May 1921, he became manager for Japan national team for Football at the [1921 Far Eastern Championship Games|1921 Far Eastern Championship Games] in Shanghai. He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches. These matches are not counted as International A Match because Japan Football Association was not founded.

After retirement

After retirement, Sasaki became professor and he taught at Utsunomiya University, Fukushima University, Chukyo University and Japan [Women's College of Physical Education] and so on.
On July 23, 1982, Sasaki died of lung thrombus in Suginami, Tokyo at the age of 91.