Makoto Sunakawa

Makoto Sunakawa
砂川 誠
Personal information
Full name Makoto Sunakawa
Date of birth (1977-08-10) August 10, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Narashino, Chiba, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1995 Funabashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Kashiwa Reysol 70 (6)
2003–2015 Consadole Sapporo 415 (35)
2015 FC Gifu 10 (0)
Total 495 (41)
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Makoto Sunakawa (砂川 誠, Sunakawa Makoto, born August 10, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

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Sunakawa was born in Narashino on August 10, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Kashiwa Reysol in 1996. On June 1, he debuted in J.League Cup against Urawa Reds.[1][2] However he could only play this match until 1998. From 1999, he played many matches as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions 1999 J.League Cup. The club also won the 3rd place in 1999 and 2000 J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2002. In 2003, he moved to newly was relegated to J2 League club, Consadole Sapporo. He became a regular player as offensive midfielder and the club won the champions in 2007. In 2008, although the club played in J1 League, finished at bottom place and was relegated to J2 in a year. From 2009, he lost his regular position behind young player Seiya Fujita and Hiroki Miyazawa. However he played many matches and the club was promoted to J1 in 2012. He also became a first player who played for more than 10 years in club history. Although the club was relegated to J2 in a year, he played many matches until 2014. In 2015, he could not play at all in the match for injury. In July 2015, he moved to FC Gifu and he retired end of 2015 season.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996 Kashiwa Reysol J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 15 0 3 1 4 1 22 2
2000 20 5 2 0 1 0 23 5
2001 23 1 1 0 2 0 26 1
2002 12 0 1 0 3 0 16 0
2003 Consadole Sapporo J2 League 34 6 3 2 - 37 8
2004 34 2 4 0 - 38 2
2005 37 4 1 0 - 38 4
2006 43 7 4 2 - 47 9
2007 42 2 1 0 - 43 2
2008 J1 League 32 1 1 0 6 1 39 2
2009 J2 League 46 3 2 0 - 48 3
2010 27 1 2 1 - 29 2
2011 38 2 0 0 - 38 2
2012 J1 League 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
2013 J2 League 36 3 3 1 - 39 4
2014 29 4 1 0 - 30 4
2015 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2015 FC Gifu J2 League 10 0 0 0 - 10 0
Career total 495 41 30 7 19 2 544 50

References

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  1. ^ Makoto Sunakawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
  2. ^ J.League(in Japanese)
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