| Kentaro Sawada 沢田 謙太郎 | |
| Fullname: | Kentaro Sawada |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder, Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1986–1988 |
| Youthclubs1: | Fujisawa Nishi High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1989–1992 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chuo University |
| Years1: | 1993–1998 |
| Clubs1: | Kashiwa Reysol |
| Caps1: | 168 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Years2: | 1999–2003 |
| Clubs2: | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| Caps2: | 111 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Totalcaps: | 279 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–1996 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2021 |
| Managerclubs1: | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (interim) |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Sawada was born in Kamakura on May 15, 1970. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Football League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. He played as right-midfielder and right side-back. The club won the 2nd place in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. He moved to Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 1999. He retired end of 2003 season.
On September 20, 1995, Sawada debuted for Japan national team against Paraguay. He also played in 1996. He played four games for Japan until 1996.[1]
| 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 | |||||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | Football League | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 1995 | J1 League | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| 1997 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 1999 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | 29 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | J2 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 279 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 236 | 16 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |