Hideo Sakai

Hideo Sakai
Personal information
Full name	Hideo Sakai
Date of birth	June 10, 1909
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Date of death	June 3, 1996 (aged 86)
Place of death	Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
????–1931	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
National team
Kwangaku Club
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hideo Sakai (堺井秀雄, Sakai Hideo, June 10, 1909 – June 3, 1996) was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Sakai was born in Osaka Prefecture on June 10, 1909. He played for Kwangaku Club which was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He won 1929 and 1930 Emperor's Cup with Yukio Goto and so on at the club.

In May 1934, Sakai was selected the Japan national team for Far Eastern Championship Games in Manila. At this competition, on May 13, he debuted against Dutch East Indies. He also played against Philippines and Republic of China. He played 3 games for Japan in 1934.

On June 3, 1996, Sakai died of a pneumonia in Nishinomiya at the age of 86.