is a former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Sawairi was born in

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on May 8, 1963. After graduating from

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, he joined

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(later ''Nagoya Grampus Eight'') in 1986. He played as regular player as offensive midfielder and forward. He also served as captain. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1994 and he retired end of 1995 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Sawairi started coaching career at

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in 1996. He mainly served as scout. From 2000, he coached for university and high school teams until 2008. In May 2008, he signed with

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and he became a coach under new manager

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. Sawairi managed in 2 matches as caretaker until Miller's registration is completed. However the club performance was bad and he was sacked with Miller in September 2009. From 2010, he managed university teams until 2014. In November 2014, he signed with

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and became a general manager. In August 2015, manager

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was sacked and Sawairi became a new manager. He managed the club until end of 2015 season and left the club end of 2016 season.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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* * 1963 births Living people Hosei University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Nagoya Grampus players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J3 League managers JEF United Chiba managers Kataller Toyama managers Association football forwards Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub