Sakuma, Jirou

佐久間次郎

A member of the original Teikoku squad and a close friend of Kidou.
Following Kidou's departure from Teikoku to join Raimon, he and Genda join Shin Teikoku under the new captain, Fudou. Sakuma remains angry at Kidou for leaving Teikoku and is prepared to use the dangerous, forbidden Emperor Penguin shot to defeat Raimon, despite Kidou's protests. After a heated match that ends in a draw, Sakuma collapses from overusing Emperor Penguin No. 1 and is taken to the hospital. However, prior to that, he apologizes to Kidou for going too far, and they reconcile, promising to play soccer together again someday.
After being discharged from the hospital, Sakuma is invited to the FFI recruitment match and eventually travels to the islands with the rest of Raimon's team to represent Japan. He, Kidou, and Fudou are shocked to find Kageyama there and investigate what their former coach is up to.
His hissatsu are:
[season] Emperor Penguin No. 3 (with Fudou and Kidou) and Emperor Penguin No. 3 Remastered (with Kidou and Fudou)[season] Emperor Penguin No. 1
[season] Death Zone (with Jimon and Hika), Twin Boost (with Kidou), and Emperor Penguin No. 2 (with Kidou and Jimon)