How tall is Masaaki Sawanobori?

Masaaki Sawanobori's listed height is 170 cm (5'7"). He is taller than about 42% of men in Japan.

Where 170 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 42% of men in Japan born in 1970 (average 171.2 cm).

Sawanobori next to his teammates

Teruyoshi Itō is 2 cm shorter than Masaaki Sawanobori (168 cm), teammate at Shimizu S-Pulse from 1993 to 2005.

Toshihide Saito is 12 cm taller than Masaaki Sawanobori (182 cm), teammate at Shimizu S-Pulse from 1996 to 2005.

Ryuzo Morioka is 10 cm taller than Masaaki Sawanobori (180 cm), teammate at Shimizu S-Pulse from 1995 to 2005.

About Masaaki Sawanobori

Masaaki Sawanobori is a former Japanese football player who also played for the Japan national team. He was born on 12 January 1970 in Fujinomiya. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined the new club Shimizu S-Pulse, based in his local Shizuoka Prefecture, in 1992.

Sawanobori was a regular from his first season and was selected J.League Rookie of the Year in 1993. The club won the J.League Cup in 1996, finished second in J1 League in 1999, when he was chosen Japanese Footballer of the Year, won the 1999 to 2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and took the Emperor's Cup in 2001. He retired in 2005 after 381 league games and 85 goals, all for S-Pulse, and was affectionately known as Mr S-Pulse. He debuted for Japan against Thailand on 8 April 1993 and played at the 1994 Asian Games.

At a listed 170 cm (5'7"), Sawanobori is close in height to Teruyoshi Itō, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), his Shimizu S-Pulse teammate from 1993 to 2005, who is 2 cm shorter. Toshihide Saito, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), was a teammate at Shimizu S-Pulse from 1996 to 2005 and is 12 cm taller.

Frequently asked

How tall is Masaaki Sawanobori in feet and inches? Masaaki Sawanobori is 5'7" tall, which is 170 cm, 66.9 inches or 1.70 m.

How tall is Masaaki Sawanobori compared to Teruyoshi Itō? Teruyoshi Itō is 2 cm shorter than Masaaki Sawanobori: 168 cm (5'6") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Masaaki Sawanobori compared to Toshihide Saito? Toshihide Saito is 12 cm taller than Masaaki Sawanobori: 182 cm (6'0") vs 170 cm (5'7").

How tall is Masaaki Sawanobori compared to Ryuzo Morioka? Ryuzo Morioka is 10 cm taller than Masaaki Sawanobori: 180 cm (5'11") vs 170 cm (5'7").

Is Masaaki Sawanobori tall for men in Japan? At 170 cm he is taller than about 42% of men in Japan born in 1970, whose average height is 171.2 cm.

Sources

• Masaaki Sawanobori on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Masaaki Sawanobori on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 170 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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