Yoshio Kato
Yoshio Kato (加藤 好男, Kato Yoshio, born August 1, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Full name | Yoshio Kato | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 1, 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Hongo High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1993 | JEF United Ichihara | 87 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 87 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Japan | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography
Kato was born in Saitama on August 1, 1957. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1980. The club won the league champions in 1985/86. The club also won 1982 and 1986 JSL Cup. However, he could not play in the game much, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind Choei Sato. Kato became a regular goalkeeper in later 1980s. He retired in 1993. He played 87 games in the league.
On June 9, 1980, Kato debuted for the Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played 8 games for Japan until 1981.
After retirement, Kato started coaching career at JEF United Ichihara from 1994. In 2000s, he became a goalkeeper coach for U-17 and U-20 Japan national team. In 2006, he became a goalkeeper coach for Japan national team. He coached Japan until 2010 World Cup under manager Ivica Osim and Takeshi Okada.
Statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1980 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 1985/86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1986/87 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||
| 1987/88 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 1988/89 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| 1989/90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1990/91 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1991/92 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | JEF United Ichihara | J1 League | - | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Country | Japan | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 104 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 104 | 0 | ||
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
References
- Yoshio Kato at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yoshio Kato at J.League (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
Other websites
- Yoshio Kato at J.League (player) (in Japanese)
- Yoshio Kato at National Football Teams.com
- Yoshio Kato at FootballDatabase.eu
- Yoshio Kato at WorldFootball.net
- Yoshio Kato at Transfermarkt (player)
- Yoshio Kato at Transfermarkt (manager)