Choei Sato

Choei Sato
Personal information
Full name	Choei Sato
Date of birth	April 15, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Yamagata, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1967–1969	Yonezawa Chuo High School
1970–1973	Chuo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1988	Furukawa Electric
Total
National team
1978	Japan
Teams managed
1996	Brummell Sendai
Honours
Furukawa Electric
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Choei Sato (佐藤長栄, Sato Choei, born April 15, 1951) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Sato was born in Yamagata Prefecture on April 15, 1951. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Furukawa Electric in 1974. He debuted in 1976 and the club won Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1985/86 Japan Soccer League, 1986 JSL Cup. He retired in 1988. He played 142 games in the league.

On July 21, 1978, Sato debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia.

After retirement, Sato started coaching career at Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1991 and he coached until 1994. In 1995, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. In 1996, he moved to Brummell Sendai and became a manager. In 1998, he signed with Urawa Reds and coached until 1999.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1974	Furukawa Electric	JSL Division 1	0	0
1975			0	0
1976			16	0
1977			12	0
1978			12	0
1979			9	0
1980			1	0
1981			10	0
1982			18	0
1983			18	0
1984			15	0
1985–86			22	0
1986–87			5	0
1987–88			3	0
Country	Japan		142	0
Total			142	0