is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player.
Playing career
Sugano was born in
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
on April 5, 1980. After graduating from high school, he joined
J1 League
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club
JEF United Ichihara
, full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club that plays in the J2 League. On 1 February 2005, the club changed its name from ''JEF United Ichihara'' to the current name after Chiba city had joined Ichihara, Chiba as ...
in 1999. On April 12, 2000, he debuted against
Oita Trinita
is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 season after a three-year stint in J1 League. The club's home town is Ōita, Ōita, Ōita city, but the club draws support from Beppu, Ōita, Beppu, ...
in
2000 J.League Cup. However he could only play this match. In May 2000, he moved to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club
Ventforet Kofu
is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu.
The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...
on loan. He played many matches as forward. In 2001, he returned to JEF United Ichihara. However he could hardly play in the match. In August 2001, he moved to
Shonan Bellmare
is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hiratsuka ...
. He played many matches as substitute. In 2002, he moved to Paraguayan club
River Plate Asunción. In 2003, the player scores during a promotion play-off against
3 de Febrero
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on 12 October. The fixture ends 4–2 in favor of 3 de Febrero.
RSSSF
/ref> He retired end of 2005 season.
Club statistics
References
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1980 births
Living people
Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
JEF United Chiba players
Vissel Kobe players
Shonan Bellmare players
Association football forwards
Japanese expatriate footballers
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Expatriate footballers in Paraguay
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