Mitsuo Kato

is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography
Kato was born on January 22, 1953. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors in 1976. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1980 Emperor's Cup, 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1983. He played 61 games and scored 7 goals in the league.

On August 23, 1979, Kato debuted for the Japan national team against North Korea.

Statistics

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|1976||rowspan="8"|Mitsubishi Motors||rowspan="8"|JSL Division 1||0||0
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|1977||18||4
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|1978||17||3
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|1979||9||0
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|1980||8||0
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|1981||4||0
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|1982||5||0
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|1983||7||0
61||7
61||7
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1979||1||0
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!Total||1||0
|}

References

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Category:1953 births
Category:Living people
Category:Japanese footballers
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Urawa Red Diamonds players