yea...
the real-life sakuragi was truly a remarkable player
then..unfortunately his short-lived career was ended by a car
accident when he was dashing across the street to look for his
father in the hospital.
even parts of the anime like the fighting parts, were true events
in his life.(eh..except the being rejected 50 times part and
extremely noobish player antics part.. 
)
kudos to sakuragi! 
