Sekiji Sasano


Sekiji Sasano was a Japanese football player.

Club career

Sasano was born in Shizuoka Prefecture. He played for Waseda University. He won 1938 Emperor's Cup with Sei Fuwa, Kunitaka Sueoka, Shogo Kamo, Hidetoki Takahashi and so on. After graduating from university, he played for Waseda WMW was consisted of his alma mater Waseda University players and graduates.

National team career

In 1936, when Sasano was a Waseda University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but he did not compete. Japan completed a come-from-behind victory against Sweden. The first victory in Olympics for the Japan and the historic victory over one of the powerhouses became later known as "Miracle of Berlin" in Japan. In 2016, this team was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.