Toshihide Saito
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Toshihide Saito
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Toshihide Saito |
| Date of birth |
April 20, 1973 (1973-04-20) (age 38) |
| Place of birth |
Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Height |
1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Defender |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Fujieda MY |
| Number |
2 |
| Youth career |
| 1989–1991 |
Shimizu Higashi High School |
| 1992–1995 |
Waseda University |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1996–2008 |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
244 |
(16) |
| 2007–2008 |
→Shonan Bellmare (on loan) |
84 |
(4) |
| 2009– |
Fujieda MY |
|
|
| National team‡ |
| 1996–1999 |
Japan |
17 |
(0) |
| Teams managed |
| 2009- |
Fujieda MY |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2008 |
Toshihide Saito (斉藤 俊秀, Saitō Toshihide?, born 20 April 1973 in Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan) is a Japanese football (soccer) defender.
He was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School and Waseda University. After graduating, he joined J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. He received J-League Young Player of the Year that season. He's been a long serving Shimizu player but is currently on loan to Division 2 side Shonan Bellmare for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
He was capped 18 times for the Japanese national team between 1996 and 1999. His first international appearance came on August 25, 1996 in a friendly against Uruguay at Nagai Stadium in Osaka. He was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
[edit] Club career statistics
| Club performance |
League |
Cup |
League Cup |
Continental |
Total |
| Season |
Club |
League |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Japan |
League |
Emperor's Cup |
J. League Cup |
Asia |
Total |
| 1996 |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
J. League 1 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
- |
48 |
2 |
| 1997 |
22 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
25 |
2 |
| 1998 |
33 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
39 |
0 |
| 1999 |
28 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
- |
35 |
3 |
| 2000 |
28 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
- |
39 |
3 |
| 2001 |
20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
- |
22 |
1 |
| 2002 |
20 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
25 |
2 |
| 2003 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
2 |
0 |
| 2004 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
- |
33 |
3 |
| 2005 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
- |
35 |
1 |
| 2006 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
- |
11 |
1 |
| 2007 |
Shonan Bellmare |
J. League 2 |
46 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
48 |
4 |
| 2008 |
38 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
- |
- |
39 |
0 |
| Country |
Japan |
328 |
20 |
27 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
403 |
22 |
| Total |
328 |
20 |
27 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
403 |
22 |
[edit] National team
[edit] National team statistics
[edit] Honors and awards
[edit] Individual Honors
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Saito, Toshihide |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1973-04-20 |
| Place of birth |
Shimizu, Shizuoka, Japan |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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