Hisashi Kato
{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
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加藤 久
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|fullname=Hisashi Kato
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1956|4|24}}
|birth_place=Rifu, Miyagi, Japan
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|height=1.74 m
|position=Defender
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|youthyears1=1972–1974|youthclubs1=Sendai Daini High School
|collegeyears1=1975–1978|college1=Waseda University
|years1=1980–1993|clubs1=Verdy Kawasaki|caps1=216|goals1=11
|years2=1993–1994|clubs2=Shimizu S-Pulse|caps2=20|goals2=0
|years3=1994|clubs3=Verdy Kawasaki|caps3=7|goals3=0
|totalcaps=243|totalgoals=11
|nationalyears1=1978–1987|nationalteam1=Japan|nationalcaps1=61|nationalgoals1=6
|manageryears1=1997|managerclubs1=Verdy Kawasaki
|manageryears2=2000|managerclubs2=Shonan Bellmare
|manageryears3=2004–2007|managerclubs3=Kyoto Sanga FC
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{{Medal|Team|Verdy Kawasaki}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1983}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1984}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1986/87}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1990/91}}
{{Medal|W|Japan Soccer League|1991/92}}
{{Medal|RU|Japan Soccer League|1981}}
{{Medal|RU|Japan Soccer League|1989/90}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|1992}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|1993}}
{{Medal|W|J.League Cup|1994}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1984}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1986}}
{{Medal|W|Emperor's Cup|1987}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1981}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1991}}
{{Medal|RU|Emperor's Cup|1992}}
{{Medal|Team|Shimizu S-Pulse}}
{{Medal|RU|J.League Cup|1993}}
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{{Nihongo|Hisashi Kato|加藤 久|Kato Hisashi|born April 24, 1956}} is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japanese national team.
Club career
Kato was born in Rifu, Miyagi on April 24, 1956. After graduating from Waseda University, after a year's blank, he joined Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) in 1980. The club won the champions in Japan Soccer League 5 times, JSL Cup 2 times and Emperor's Cup 3 times. This was golden era in club history. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. The club won 1992 J.League Cup. J1 League first season in 1993, although he played in opening match, he lost opportunity to play after that. So, he moved to Shimizu S-Pulse in July. In July 1994, he returned to Verdy Kawasaki. The club won J1 League and retired end of 1994 season. He was 38 years old. He played 243 games and scored 11 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven 9 times.
National team career
On November 19, 1978, when Kato was a Waseda University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Soviet Union. He played at 1978 and 1982 Asian Games. From 1984, he served as captain and played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification, 1986 World Cup qualification, 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. At 1988 Olympics qualification in 1987, Japan failed to qualify for 1988 Summer Olympics and he retired from national team. He played 61 games and scored 6 goals for Japan until 1987.[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/kato_hisashi.html Japan National Football Team Database]
Coaching career
After retirement, Kato became a manager for Verdy Kawasaki in 1997. But he resigned in July. In 2000, he signed with J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. However the club finished 8th place, he was sacked end of 2000 season. In 2007, he signed with J2 club Kyoto Sanga FC and became a general manager. However he sacked manager Naohiko Minobe and Kato became new manager in October. He led the club to won 3rd place in 2007 and promoted to J1 League. In July 2010, he was sacked.
In 2018, Kato was selected Japan Football Hall of Fame.
Club statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||||||||||
| colspan=3 | Club performance
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season
! Club ! League ! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||||
| colspan=3 |Japan
! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 1980 | rowspan="12"|Yomiuri | rowspan="12"|JSL Division 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1981 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 1982 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1984 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 1985/86 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||
| 1986/87 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1987/88 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1988/89 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 1989/90 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1990/91 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 1991/92 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | rowspan="2"|Verdy Kawasaki | rowspan="2"|J1 League | colspan="2" | |||||||
| |5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||||
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | rowspan="2"|Shimizu S-Pulse | rowspan="2"|J1 League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| colspan=3|Total
!243||11||50||4||27||4||320||19 |
National team statistics
Managerial statistics
[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=1634 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Verdy Kawasaki
|align="left"|1997 |align="left"|1997 {{WDL|12|4|0|8}} | ||||
| align="left"|Shonan Bellmare
|align="left"|2000 |align="left"|2000 {{WDL|40|15|1|24}} | ||||
| align="left"|Kyoto Sanga FC
|align="left"|2007 |align="left"|2010 {{WDL|90|28|23|39}} | ||||
| colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|142|47|24|71}} |
Awards
- Japan Soccer League Best Eleven (9): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1991-92
- Japan Football Hall of Fame: Inducted in 2018{{cite web |url= https://www.jfa.jp/eng/about_jfa/hall_of_fame/member/KATO_Hisashi.html|title= KATO Hisashi|access-date= February 27, 2024|work= Japan Football Association}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|23419}}
- {{NFT}}
- {{J.League player|name=Player statistics}}
- {{J.League manager|name=Manager statistics}}
- [http://www.jfa.jp/eng/about_jfa/hall_of_fame/member/KATO_Hisashi.html Japan Football Hall of Fame] at Japan Football Association
- [http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/kato_hisashi.html Japan National Football Team Database]
{{1981 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1982 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1983 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1984 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1985–86 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1986–87 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1987–88 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1990–91 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{1991–92 Japan Soccer League Team of the Year}}
{{Tokyo Verdy managers}}
{{Shonan Bellmare managers}}
{{Kyoto Sanga FC managers}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kato, Hisashi}}
Category:Waseda University alumni
Category:Association football people from Miyagi Prefecture
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan men's international footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Shimizu S-Pulse players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Japanese football managers
Category:Shonan Bellmare managers
Category:Kyoto Sanga FC managers
Category:Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games
Category:Footballers at the 1982 Asian Games
Category:Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games