Hitoshi Sasaki (footballer, born 1891)

Hitoshi Sasaki

Personal information
Full name	Hitoshi Sasaki
Date of birth	1891
Place of birth	Fukushima, Empire of Japan
Date of death	July 23, 1982(1982-07-23) (aged 90–91)
Place of death	Suginami, Tokyo, Japan
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Tokyo Higher Normal School
International career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1917	Japan	1	(0)
Managerial career
1921	Japan

Hitoshi Sasaki (佐々木 等, Sasaki Hitoshi, 1891 – July 23, 1982) was a Japanese football player and manager. He managed 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 1921 Far Eastern Championship Games in Shanghai. He managed 2 matches at this competition, but Japan lost in both matches (1-3, v Philippines and 0-4, v Republic of China). 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.