Tomoe Kato
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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.
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
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 14 | 2 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 1 |
| 2006 | 16 | 2 |
| 2007 | 17 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 114 | 8 |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 June 2003 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 14–0 | 15–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
| 2. | 11 June 2003 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 5. | 30 November 2006 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 12–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
| 6. | 7 April 2007 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 7. | 4 August 2007 | Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 8. | 31 May 2008 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei | 8–0 | 11–0 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
External links
- Tomoe Sakai – FIFA competition record
- Tomoe Kato – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- Tomoe Kato at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1978 births
- Living people
- Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education alumni
- Association football people from Tokyo
- Japanese women's footballers
- Japan women's international footballers
- Nadeshiko League players
- Nippon TV Tokyo Verdy Beleza players
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Japan
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Women's association football midfielders
- Asian Games silver medalists for Japan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan
- FIFA Women's Century Club
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Nadeshiko League MVPs