Tomoe Kato

Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠, Katō Tomoe, born May 27, 1978) (former name; Tomoe Sakai, 酒井 與惠) is a former Japanese football player. She played for Japan national team.

Tomoe Kato
加藤 與惠
Personal information
Full name Tomoe Kato
Date of birth (1978-05-27) May 27, 1978
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2008 Nippon TV Beleza 246 (22)
Total 246 (22)
National team
1997–2008 Japan 114 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Kato was born in Tokyo on May 27, 1978. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1993 to 2008. The club won L.League championship 8 times. She played 246 matches in L.League. She was selected MVP awards 2 times in 2001 and 2002. She was also selected Best Eleven for 12 years in a row (1996-2007).

National team career

On June 8, 1997, when Kato was 19 years old, she debuted for Japan national team against China.[1] She was a member of Japan for 1999, 2003, 2007 World Cup, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She played 114 games and scored 8 goals for Japan until 2008.

Personal life

Kato got married and changed her name to Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠) from Tomoe Sakai (酒井 與惠) in November 2007.

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199770
199890
1999130
200010
200140
200290
2003142
2004110
200591
2006162
2007172
200841
Total1148

References
  1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)


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