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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2008 Nippon TV Beleza 246 (22)
Total 246 (22)
International career
1997–2008 Japan 114 (8)
Medal record
Nippon TV Beleza
WinnerNadeshiko League1993
WinnerNadeshiko League2000
WinnerNadeshiko League2001
WinnerNadeshiko League2002
WinnerNadeshiko League2005
WinnerNadeshiko League2006
WinnerNadeshiko League2007
WinnerNadeshiko League2008
Runner-upNadeshiko League1994
Runner-upNadeshiko League1997
Runner-upNadeshiko League1998
Runner-upNadeshiko League1999
Runner-upNadeshiko League2003
Runner-upNadeshiko League2004
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup1996
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup1999
WinnerNadeshiko League Cup2007
Runner-upNadeshiko League Cup1997
WinnerEmpress's Cup1993
WinnerEmpress's Cup1997
WinnerEmpress's Cup2000
WinnerEmpress's Cup2004
WinnerEmpress's Cup2005
WinnerEmpress's Cup2007
WinnerEmpress's Cup2008
Runner-upEmpress's Cup1996
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2002
Runner-upEmpress's Cup2003
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place1997 China
Bronze medal – third place2008 Vietnam
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2006 DohaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 BangkokTeam
Bronze medal – third place2002 BusanTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2003Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Philippines14–015–02003 AFC Women's Championship
2.11 June 2003 Guam1–07–0
5.30 November 2006Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan12–013–02006 Asian Games
6.7 April 2007Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Vietnam2–02–02008 Summer Olympics qualification
7.4 August 2007Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam Vietnam2–02–0
8.31 May 2008Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Chinese Taipei8–011–02008 AFC Women's Asian Cup

References
  1. Japan Football Association(in Japanese)


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