is a Japanese football manager and former football player he is the currently development coach of J3 League side Matsumoto Yamaga.
Playing career Kato was born in Miyagi Prefecture on October 7, 1969. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Japan Football League club Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1992. He became a regular player as an offensive midfielder in 1994. He also played as forward, not only midfielder. The club also won second place in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. The club won the 1999 J.League Cup. Although he played as a regular player for a long time, he did not play as much in 2002. In 2005, he moved to the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. He played as a regular player for four seasons and retired at the end of the 2008 season at the age of 39.
Coaching career After retirement, Kato started a coaching career at Shonan Bellmare in 2009. He served as coach for the top team (2009–10) and manager for the youth team (2011–12). In 2013, he became a manager for Sanno Institute of Management and managed until 2017. In 2018, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol, where he first played. He became a coach under the manager Takahiro Shimotaira who Kato's teammate when Kato played for Reysol. Shimotaira was terminated for poor results in May and Kato became a new manager.J.League However, Kato could not improve the club's record and he was terminated in November.Kashiwa Reysol
Club statistics Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsJapan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total1992HitachiFootball League30--301993Kashiwa ReysolFootball League7000-70199426600102761995J1 League46820-4881996278201424310199732431814361998348214640151999309408242112000292222033420012241042276200218300602432003100102013020047010201002005Shonan BellmareJ2 League41910-429200642620-4462007471010-486200840510-415Total45882234511353299
Managerial statistics
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