What is Masanao Sasaki?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Masanao Sasaki |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Masanao Sasaki |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1962|6|19}} |birth_place=[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.73}} |position=[[Defender (football)|Defender]], [[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1978–1980|youthclubs1=[[Ichihara Midori High School]] |youthyears2=1981–1984|youthclubs2=[[Kokushikan University]] |years1=1985–1991|clubs1=[[Honda FC|Honda]]|caps1=121|goals1=10 |years2=1991–1992|clubs2=[[Yokohama Flügels|All Nippon Airways]]|caps2=17|goals2=1 |years3=1992–1993|clubs3=[[JEF United Chiba|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 national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=20|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Masanao Sasaki'''|佐々木 雅尚|Sasaki Masanao|born June 19, 1962}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Sasaki was born in [[Chiba Prefecture]] on June 19, 1962. After graduating from [[Kokushikan University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[Honda FC|Honda]] in 1985. He played 121 matches and scored 10 goals for the club. He moved to [[Yokohama Flügels|All Nippon Airways]] in 1991. He also played at his local club [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] (1992–93) and [[Kashiwa Reysol]] (1994). He retired in 1994. On June 2, 1988, Sasaki debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[China national football team|China]]. In 1989 and 1990, he played all matches including [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] qualification and [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Men's tournament|1990 Asian Games]]. He played 20 games for Japan from 1988 to 1991. ==Statistics== <ref>{{NFT player}}</ref><ref>{{J.League player}}</ref> {{