is a former Japanese
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
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture in Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 1,199,391. The gross domestic product (GDP) in Greater Hiroshima, Hiroshima Urban Employment Area, was US$61.3 billion as of 2010. Kazumi Matsui h ...
on 12 April 1966. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club
Mazda
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(later ''Sanfrecce Hiroshima'') in 1985. He played many matches as center back. The club won the 2nd place in
1987 Emperor's Cup. Although his opportunity to play decreased in early 1990s, he became a regular player again from 1994. The club won the 2nd place in
1994 J1 League and
1995 Emperor's Cup. His opportunity to play decreased in 1996 and 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
Oita Trinity in 1997. He retired at the end of 1997 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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biglobe.ne.jp
1966 births
Living people
Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture
Japanese footballers
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
Oita Trinita players
Association football defenders
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