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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Japan national team | ||
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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
[edit]No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 9 June 2003 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
14–0 | 15–0 | 2003 AFC Women's Championship |
2. | 11 June 2003 | ![]() |
1–0 | 7–0 | ||
5. | 30 November 2006 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() |
12–0 | 13–0 | 2006 Asian Games |
6. | 7 April 2007 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics qualification |
7. | 4 August 2007 | Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
8. | 31 May 2008 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ![]() |
8–0 | 11–0 | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
External links
[edit]- Tomoe Sakai – FIFA competition record
- Tomoe Kato – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tomoe Kato at Soccerway
- Tomoe Kato at WorldFootball.net
- Tomoe Kato at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)