Choei Sato

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|name=Choei Sato
佐藤長栄

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|fullname=Choei Sato

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|4|15}}

|birth_place=Yamagata, Japan

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|position=Goalkeeper

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|youthyears1=1967–1969|youthclubs1=Yonezawa Chuo High School

|youthyears2=1970–1973|youthclubs2=Chuo University

|years1=1974–1988|clubs1=Furukawa Electric|caps1=142|goals1=0

|totalcaps=142|totalgoals=0

|nationalyears1=1978|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0

|manageryears1=1996|managerclubs1=Brummell Sendai

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{{Nihongo|Choei Sato|佐藤長栄|Satō Chōei|born April 15, 1951}} is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Sato was born in Yamagata Prefecture on April 15, 1951. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1974. He debuted in 1976 and the club won Japan Soccer League and Emperor's Cup. The club also won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League, 1986 JSL Cup. He retired in 1988. He played 142 games in the league.

National team career

On July 21, 1978, Sato debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/sato_choei.html Japan National Football Team Database]

Coaching career

After retirement, Sato started coaching career at Furukawa Electric (later JEF United Ichihara) in 1991 and he coached until 1994. In 1995, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse. In 1996, he moved to Brummell Sendai and became a manager. In 1998, he signed with Urawa Reds and coached until 1999.

Club statistics

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Season ! Club ! League ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \|Japan ! colspan=2 \| League
1974	rowspan="14"\|Furukawa Electric	rowspan="14"\|JSL Division 1	0	0
1975	0	0
1976	16	0
1977	12	0
1978	12	0
1979	9	0
1980	1	0
1981	10	0
1982	18	0
1983	18	0
1984	15	0
1985/86	22	0
1986/87	5	0
1987/88	3	0
colspan=3\|Total !142\|\|0