is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Sasahara was born in

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on April 2, 1974. After graduating from

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, he joined

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club

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in 1997. Although he played 1 match in 1997, he played many matches in 1998. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to

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club,

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. However he could hardly play in the match behind

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until 2000. In 2001, he played many matches instead Urakami who got hurt. He retired end of 2001 season. In 2004, when he coached at J2 club

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, he came back as player. However he did not play at all in the match and his registration was canceled in May.J.League
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Coaching career

In 2004, Sasahara became a goalkeeper coach at

. He coached until 2008 season. In 2010, he signed with

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and coached until 2012. In 2013, he moved to

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and coached until 2015.

Club statistics

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* 1974 births Living people National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya alumni Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Honda FC players Kawasaki Frontale players Sagan Tosu players Association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub