Tomoe Kato

Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠code: ja is deprecated , Kato Tomoe, born May 27, 1978) (former name; Tomoe Sakai, 酒井 與惠) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Tomoe Kato

Personal information
Full name	Tomoe Kato
Date of birth	27 May 1978 (aged 47)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2008	Nippon TV Beleza	246	(22)
Total		246	(22)
National team
1997–2008	Japan	114	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kato was born in Tokyo Metropolis on May 27, 1978. She played for Nippon TV Beleza from 1993 to 2008. The club won Nadeshiko League championship 8 times. She played 246 matches in Nadeshiko 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).

On June 8, 1997, when Kato was 19 years old, she debuted for the Japan national team against China. 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

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

Japan national team
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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 June 2003	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Philippines	14–0	15–0	2003 AFC Women's Championship
2.	11 June 2003		Guam	1–0	7–0
5.	30 November 2006	Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	12–0	13–0	2006 Asian Games
6.	7 April 2007	Japan National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Vietnam	2–0	2–0	2008 Summer Olympics qualification
7.	4 August 2007	Lạch Tray Stadium, Hải Phòng, Vietnam	Vietnam	2–0	2–0
8.	31 May 2008	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Chinese Taipei	8–0	11–0	2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup