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Masaaki Kato
加藤 正明
Personal information
Full name Masaaki Kato
Date of birth (1958-12-22) December 22, 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Forward
Youth career
1974–1976 Aichi High School
1977–1980 Hosei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Toshiba
1985–???? All Nippon Airways
National team
1981 Japan 3 (1)
Honours
Toshiba
Winner JSL Cup 1981
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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.

Club career

Kato was born in Nagoya on December 22, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined the Japan Soccer League's Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. The club won the 1981 JSL Cup. However, he left the club due to an injury in 1983. In 1985, he joined the Division 1 club All Nippon Airways.

National team career

On August 30, 1981, Kato debuted for 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.

National team statistics

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

See also

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