Chizuru Kotō (古藤千鶴, Kotō Chizuru, born Oct 8, 1982) is a

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player who plays for

Hisamitsu Springs is a women's volleyball team based in Kobe, Hyogo, Kobe city, Hyogo and Tosu, Saga, Tosu city, Saga, Japan. It plays in V.League (Japan), V.League 1. The club was founded in 1948. In July 2020 the team announced an official name change from ...

. She also plays for

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as setter.

Carrier

Kotō started her career at 7 years old due to her sister. After graduating from Nagasaki Girls' High-school, Kotō joined the

PFU BlueCats is a women's volleyball team based in Kahoku, Ishikawa, Kahoku city, Ishikawa, Japan. It plays in the V.League (Japan), V.League Division 1 having been promoted for the first time for the 2018–2019 season. The club was founded in 1980. The ...

which participated in the V.Challenge League in 2001. Kotō served as a captain from 2006–7 season and won the 2008–9 V.Challenge League, where was named the Most Valuable Player. In June 2009, Kotō moved to

. Kotō served as a captain from 2012–3 season and won V.Premier League, so she was named for the Best6 award. In April 2014 Kotō took part in the

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Private

In August 2011 Kotō married a colleague who works in PFU Ltd.

Clubs

* Nagayo Municipal Nagayo-kita Primary School * Nagayo Municipal Nagayo Junior highschool * Nagasaki Girls' Highschool *

(2001–2009) *

(2009–)

Awards

Individuals

* 2006-2007 V.Challenge League - Excellent Player award * 2008-2009 V.Challenge League - Most Valuable Player * 2012-2013

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- Best 6 award * 2014 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship - Best setter

Team

* 2006-2007 V.Challenge League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with PFU BlueCats * 2008-2009 V.Challenge League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with PFU BlueCats. * 2011-2012 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2012

Empress's Cup , since 2018 renamed "Empress's Cup JFA Japan Women's Football Championship" () or The JFA Empress's Cup (from 2024 onwards), is a Japanese Women's football competition. As an elimination tournament, it can be considered the female counterpart to t ...

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2012-2013 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 - Japan-Korea V.League Top Match - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 -

Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament , is a volleyball tournament in Japan. Kurowashiki () means the flag of black eagle. It opens in May every year in Osaka. It is organized by the Japan Volleyball Association and the Mainichi Newspapers. History *1952 - It started as All Japan V ...

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013 - Empress's Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2013-2014 V.Premier League - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2014

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Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2014 - Empress's Cup - Simple cup icon

Champion, with Hisamitsu Springs. * 2014-2015 V.Premier League - Gorm silver cup

Runner-Up, with Hisamitsu Springs.

National Team

* 2015

Montreux Volley Masters The Montreux Volley Masters (founded as the Coupe des Nations, later changed to BCV Volley Cup between 1990 and 1996 and to its final name in 1998) was an international invitational tournament for national teams in women's volleyball hosted by the ...

- Silver medal

References

External links

Official Blog
* Japanese women's volleyball players Sportspeople from Nagasaki Prefecture 1982 births Living people PFU BlueCats players 21st-century Japanese sportswomen Volleyball players from Nagasaki Prefecture {{Japan-volleyball-bio-stub