KOBE – Following more than 200 games in the German first and second divisions, former Japan defender Gotoku Sakai will return to the J. League with Vissel Kobe, the club said Wednesday.
The 28-year-old right-back, a member of Japan’s past two World Cup squads, joins Vissel on a full transfer from second-division Hamburger SV.
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