Masaaki Kato
is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team. Club career Kato was born in Nagoya on December 22, 1958. After graduating from Hosei University, he joined the Japan Soccer League's Division 2 club Toshiba in 1981. The club won the 1981 JSL Cup. However, he left the club due to an injury in 1983. In 1985, he joined the Division 1 club All Nippon Airways. National team career On August 30, 1981, Kato debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. On September 3, he scored a goal against India. He played 3 games and scored 1 goal for Japan in 1981. National team statistics References External links Japan National Football Team Database 1958 births Living people Hosei University alumni Association football people from Aichi Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Yokohama Flügels players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards