Masaaki Kato

Masaaki Kato (加藤 正明, Kato Masaaki, born December 22, 1958) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Masaaki Kato

Personal information
Full name	Masaaki Kato
Date of birth	(1958-12-22) December 22, 1958
Place of birth	Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1974–1976	Aichi High School
1977–1980	Hosei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1983	Toshiba
1985–1988	All Nippon Airways	10	(1)
National team
1981	Japan	3	(1)
Honours Toshiba Winner JSL Cup 1981
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kato was born in Nagoya on December 22, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. The club won 1981 JSL Cup. However he left the club for injury in 1983. In 1985, he joined Division 1 club All Nippon Airways. However the club was relegated to Division 2 end of 1985/86 season. He retired end of 1987/88 season.

On August 30, 1981, Kato debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia. On September 3, he scored a goal against India. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1981.

Statistics

Club statistics			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1981	Toshiba	JSL Division 2
1982
1983			7	3
1985–86	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 1	8	1
1986–87		JSL Division 2	0	0
1987–88			2	0
Country	Japan		17+	4+
Total			17+	4+

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1981	3	1
Total	3	1

Other websites

• Masaaki Kato at National-Football-Teams.com