How tall is Yuji Sakakura?

Yuji Sakakura's listed height is 178 cm (5'10"). He is taller than about 89% of men in Japan.

Where 178 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 89% of men in Japan born in 1967 (average 171 cm).

Sakakura next to his teammates

Kazuo Echigo is 7 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura (171 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1990 to 1994.

Masanao Sasaki is 5 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura (173 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1992 to 1993.

Pierre Littbarski is 10 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura (168 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1993 to 1994.

About Yuji Sakakura

Yuji Sakakura is a former Japanese football player and manager, born on 7 June 1967 in Yokkaichi. He was educated at and played for Yokkaichi Chuo Kogyo High School and Juntendo University. After university he joined Japan Soccer League side Furukawa Electric, later JEF United Ichihara.

He moved to Nagoya Grampus Eight in 1995 and to Japan Football League side Brummell Sendai in 1996, and he finished his playing career in 1998 at his home town club Mind House TC, a Regional Leagues side. He was capped six times without scoring for Japan between 1990 and 1991, with his first cap coming on 27 July 1990 in a Dynasty Cup match against South Korea in Beijing. He was in the Japan squad that won the 1992 Asian Cup but did not play in the tournament. He later coached Yokohama FC from 1999 to 2004.

At a listed 178 cm (5'10"), Sakakura is 7 cm taller than Kazuo Echigo, listed at 171 cm (5'7"), his teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1990 to 1994. He is 10 cm taller than Pierre Littbarski, listed at 168 cm (5'6"), who played with him there from 1993 to 1994.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yuji Sakakura in feet and inches? Yuji Sakakura is 5'10" tall, which is 178 cm, 70.1 inches or 1.78 m.

How tall is Yuji Sakakura compared to Kazuo Echigo? Kazuo Echigo is 7 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura: 171 cm (5'7") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yuji Sakakura compared to Masanao Sasaki? Masanao Sasaki is 5 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura: 173 cm (5'8") vs 178 cm (5'10").

How tall is Yuji Sakakura compared to Pierre Littbarski? Pierre Littbarski is 10 cm shorter than Yuji Sakakura: 168 cm (5'6") vs 178 cm (5'10").

Is Yuji Sakakura tall for men in Japan? At 178 cm he is taller than about 89% of men in Japan born in 1967, whose average height is 171 cm.

Sources

• Yuji Sakakura on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yuji Sakakura on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 178 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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