was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sato was born in Amagasaki on February 5, 1932. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he played for Kwangaku Club was consisted of his alma mater Kwansei Gakuin University players and graduates. He won

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third ...

and

1959 Emperor's Cup Statistics of Emperor's Cup in the 1959 season. Overview It was contested by 16 teams, and Kwangaku Club won the championship. Results 1st Round *All Rikkyo 1–0 Kwangaku Club * Yawata Steel 0–1 Nagoya Club *Toyama Soccer 0–13 Chuo Univer ...

National team career

On January 2, 1955, when Sato was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Burma. In 1956, he was selected Japan for

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

in Melbourne. He also played at

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

. He played 15 games for Japan until 1959.Japan National Football Team Database
/ref> Sato died on January 1, 1988, at the age of 55.

National team statistics

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1932 births 1988 deaths Kwansei Gakuin University alumni Association football people from Hyōgo Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Japan Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub