Toshihide Saito
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Toshihide Saito |
| Date of birth |
(1973-04-20) April 20, 1973 (age 40) |
| 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 |
27 |
(5) |
| National team‡ |
| 1996–1999[1] |
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.[2] 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.[1] His first international appearance came on August 25, 1996 in a friendly against Uruguay at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.[1] He was an unused substitute at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Club career statistics [edit]
| Club performance |
League |
Cup |
League Cup |
Total |
| Season |
Club |
League |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| Japan |
League |
Emperor's Cup |
J. League Cup |
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 |
23 |
1 |
| 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 |
| 2009 |
Fujieda MY |
Prefectural Leagues |
11 |
3 |
- |
- |
11 |
3 |
| 2010 |
Regional Leagues |
15 |
2 |
- |
- |
15 |
2 |
| 2011 |
4 |
0 |
- |
- |
4 |
0 |
| 2012 |
Football League |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Country |
Japan |
358 |
25 |
27 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
431 |
26 |
| Total |
358 |
25 |
27 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
431 |
26 |
National team [edit]
National team statistics [edit]
[1]
Honors and awards [edit]
Individual Honors [edit]
References [edit]
External links [edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Saito, Toshihide |
| Alternative names |
|
| Short description |
Footballer |
| 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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