is a former Japanese
football
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player.
Playing career
Saito was born in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
on November 13, 1970. He joined
Yomiuri from youth team in 1989. In 1992, he moved to Brazilian club
XV Novembro-Jaú. In 1993, he returned to Japan and joined
Shimizu S-Pulse
is a professional Japanese football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J2 League (J2). The club was formed in 1991 as a founding member of the J.League (''"Original Ten"''), which began ...
. Although he played many matches as defender in 1993, he could hardly play in the match in 1994. In 1995, he moved to
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
club
Brummell Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as ''Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after p ...
. He retired end of 1995 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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geocities.co.jp
1970 births
Living people
Association football people from Tokyo
Japanese men's footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Tokyo Verdy players
Shimizu S-Pulse players
Vegalta Sendai players
Men's association football defenders
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