is a Japanese former
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
player.
Playing career
Sato was born in
Matsudo
file:Matsudo City Hall 2.jpg, 260px, Matsudo City Hall
is a Cities of Japan, city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 498,575 in 242,981 households and a population density of 8100 persons per km². The total are ...
on July 19, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined
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
Tokyo Gas
, founded in 1885, is the primary provider of natural gas to the main cities of Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Yamanashi, and Nagano. , Tokyo Gas is the largest natural gas utility in Japan.
Timeline
*October 1, ...
(later ''FC Tokyo'') in 1998. The club was promoted to new league
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
from 1999. However he could hardly play in the match and left the club end of 1999 season. After 1 year blank, he joined
Prefectural Leagues club
Okinawa Kariyushi FC in 2001. The club was promoted to
Regional Leagues
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
from 2002. In 2003, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club
FC Ryukyu. The club was promoted to Regional Leagues from 2005. In 2006, he moved to J2 club
Tokyo Verdy
is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country.
Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...
. In 2007, he moved to FC Ryukyu again. He retired end of 2007 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
1978 births
Living people
Association football people from Chiba Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J2 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Japan Football League players
FC Tokyo players
FC Ryukyu players
Tokyo Verdy players
Association football midfielders
{{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub