Makoto Sunakawa

Makoto Sunakawa
砂川 誠

Personal information
Full name	Makoto Sunakawa
Date of birth	(1977-08-10) August 10, 1977
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

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. 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

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

External links

• Makoto Sunakawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)