Masaaki Kato

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

Biography
Kato was born in Nagoya on December 22, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined Japan Soccer League Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. The club won 1981 JSL Cup. However he left the club for injury in 1983. In 1985, he joined Division 1 club All Nippon Airways. However the club was relegated to Division 2 end of 1985/86 season. He retired end of 1987/88 season.

On August 30, 1981, Kato debuted for the Japan national team against Malaysia. On September 3, he scored a goal against India. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1981.

Statistics

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|1981||rowspan="3"|Toshiba||rowspan="3"|JSL Division 2||||
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|1982||||
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|1983||7||3
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|1985–86||rowspan="3"|All Nippon Airways||JSL Division 1||8||1
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|1986–87||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2||0||0
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|1987–88||2||0
17+||4+
17+||4+
|}
Japan National Football Team Database

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|1981||3||1
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!Total||3||1
|}

References

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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Aichi Prefecture
Category:Japan international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players
Category:Yokohama Flügels players