# Tomoyuki Sakai

> Japanese association football player

**Wikidata**: [Q2314092](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2314092)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoyuki_Sakai)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/tomoyuki-sakai

## Summary
Tomoyuki Sakai is a Japanese association football player. He is identified in structured data as a human from Japan with a recorded work period starting in 1995 and an affiliation with Meikai University.

## Biography
- Nationality: Japan
- Known for: Being a Japanese association football player; recorded work period start: 1995
- Employer(s): Affiliated with Meikai University
- Field(s): Association football (soccer)

## Contributions
No specific papers, products, companies, patents, open-source projects, standards, or other concrete contributions are documented in the provided source material. The available records identify Tomoyuki Sakai as a Japanese association football player and list an institutional affiliation with Meikai University, but do not enumerate named works, publications, or other outcomes.

## FAQs
Q: Who is Tomoyuki Sakai?
A: He is a Japanese association football player recorded in the provided data with a work period starting in 1995.

Q: What is Tomoyuki Sakai’s nationality?
A: He is from Japan.

Q: With which institution is Tomoyuki Sakai affiliated?
A: He is affiliated with Meikai University, a higher education institution headquartered in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Q: When did Tomoyuki Sakai’s recorded work period begin?
A: The provided data records the start of his work period as 1995.

Q: Where can I find structured entries for Tomoyuki Sakai?
A: He is represented with the Wikipedia title "Tomoyuki Sakai" and a Wikidata description identifying him as a Japanese association football player; the Wikidata sitelink_count for this entry is listed as 52.

Q: What is Meikai University?
A: Meikai University is a higher education institution in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, founded (inception) in 1988 and headquartered in Urayasu (coordinates: lat 35.64171389, lon 139.92346111).

## Why They Matter
The provided source material documents Tomoyuki Sakai as a Japanese association football player with a recorded career start in 1995 and an institutional affiliation with Meikai University. Within the limits of the available facts, his notability is reflected by structured knowledge entries (a Wikipedia title and a Wikidata description) and a Wikidata sitelink footprint (52 sitelinks). These metadata elements indicate recognition in knowledge bases and support discoverability about his role as a player from Japan. Beyond these documented identifiers and affiliation, the source material does not provide details about achievements, awards, or influence, so the specific lasting impact on the sport or others cannot be determined from the provided material.

## Notable For
- Identified as a Japanese association football player (Wikidata description).
- Work period start recorded as 1995.
- Affiliated with Meikai University, a higher education institution in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (inception 1988; headquarters coordinates: 35.64171389, 139.92346111).
- Presence in structured knowledge systems: Wikipedia entry titled "Tomoyuki Sakai" and a Wikidata sitelink_count of 52.

## Body

### Identity and Classification
- Name in structured data: Tomoyuki Sakai.
- Classified as a human and as an association football player (soccer).
- Country association: Japan.

### Work period
- The provided structured property records a work period start of 1995 (work_period_start: +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z).

### Institutional affiliation
- Affiliated with Meikai University.
  - Meikai University is a higher education institution located in Urayasu City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
  - Meikai University inception is recorded as 1988.
  - Meikai University's headquarters are in Urayasu; coordinates provided are latitude 35.64171389 and longitude 139.92346111.
  - The Meikai University entry has a sitelink_count of 4 in the supplied material.

### Presence in knowledge bases and identifiers
- Wikipedia title: "Tomoyuki Sakai".
- Wikidata description: "Japanese association football player".
- The structured properties list a sitelink_count of 52 for the Tomoyuki Sakai entry.
- Related concept entries referenced in the source material:
  - association football player — defined as a person who plays association football (soccer); this concept has a sitelink_count of 65 in the supplied material.
  - human — the general class "human" has a sitelink_count of 273 in the provided data.
  - Japan — the country entry includes inception details in multiple forms (ancient/founding and constitutional dates are recorded in the source) and has a sitelink_count of 413.

### Documentation limits
- The provided material does not include date or place of birth for Tomoyuki Sakai.
- No education credentials (degrees or study institutions) are documented for him in the supplied data.
- The source contains no enumerated list of matches, clubs played for, statistics, awards, publications, projects, patents, or other specific career outcomes beyond the affiliation and classification already noted.

### Metadata and contextual notes
- The supplied SEO data field is empty ("No SEO data available yet").
- All factual statements in this entry are drawn from the provided source material and its structured properties.

## References

1. Transfermarkt
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013