| Masao Sugimoto 杉本 雅央 | |
| Fullname: | Masao Sugimoto |
| Birth Date: | 26 June 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1983–1985 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tokai University Daiichi High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1986–1989 |
| Youthclubs2: | Juntendo University |
| Years1: | 1990–1992 |
| Clubs1: | Yamaha Motors |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 1993–1996 |
| Clubs2: | Shimizu S-Pulse |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 63 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
is a former Japanese football player.
Sugimoto was born in Shizuoka on June 26, 1967. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Yamaha Motors in 1990. He played many matches as midfielder from first season. In 1993, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. Although he played many matches in 1993, his opportunity to play decreased from 1994. He retired end of 1996 season.
| 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 | |||||||
| 1990–91 | Yamaha Motors | JSL Division 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1991–92 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 1992 | Football League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | Shimizu S-Pulse | J1 League | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 79 | 5 | |||