Norio Sasaki
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Sasaki in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Norio Sasaki | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Obanazawa, Yamagata, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1976 | Teikyo High School | ||
| 1977–1980 | Meiji University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1991 | NTT Kanto | 25 | (2) |
| Total | 25 | (2) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Omiya Ardija | ||
| 2006 | Japan women U-17 | ||
| 2007–2010 | Japan women U-20 | ||
| 2008–2016 | Japan women | ||
| 2021 | Omiya Ardija Ventus | ||
| 2024 | Japan women (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Norio Sasaki (佐々木 則夫, Sasaki Norio; born 24 May 1958) is a Japanese football coach and former player. He is best known for leading the Japanese women's national team to their first and only FIFA Women's World Cup win in 2011 over the United States on penalty shootouts. He retired as head coach in March 2016 after eight years. Sasaki also coached the Japan women's U-20 national team starting in 2007.