Yoshio Kato
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| 1976–1979 | Osaka University of Commerce | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1993 | JEF United Ichihara | 87 | (0) |
| Total | 87 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1980–1981 | Japan | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yoshio Kato (加藤 好男, Kato Yoshio, born August 1, 1957) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Kato was born in Saitama on August 1, 1957. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined 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.
National team career
On June 9, 1980, Kato debuted for Japan national team against Hong Kong. He played 8 games for Japan until 1981.[1]
Coaching career
After retirement, Kato started coaching career at JEF United Ichihara from 1994. In 2000s, he became a goalkeeper coach for youth team in 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. In 2011, Kato moved to Thailand and became a goalkeeper coach for Chonburi. In 2013, he also became a goalkeeper coach for Thailand football team. He returned to Japan in 2015 and coached at JFA Academy.
Club statistics
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| 1988/89 | 19 | 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 | 15 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |
| Total | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 102 | 0 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 0 |
References
External links
- Yoshio Kato at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yoshio Kato at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Japan National Football Team Database
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- Osaka University of Commerce alumni
- Association football people from Saitama Prefecture
- Japanese footballers
- Japan international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- JEF United Chiba players
- Japanese expatriates in Thailand
- Association football goalkeepers
- Japanese football goalkeeper stubs