is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Sato was born in Kitamoto on November 2, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1996. However he could not play at all in the match until 1997. In 1998, he moved to

Vissel Kobe is a Japanese professional football club based in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. The team's home stadium is Noevir Stadium Kobe, in Hyōgo-ku, though some home mat ...

. Although he played several matches as offensive midfielder, he could not play many matches. In 2000, he moved to

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club

Omiya Ardija is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follo ...

based in his local

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. In 2001, he moved to

Montedio Yamagata is Japanese professional association football club based in Tendo, Yamagata. The club plays in J2 League. Montedio is a coined word combining the Italian word for "mountain" (Monte) and the word for "God" (Dio). History The club based in ...

. He became a regular player and he played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2003, he moved to Cerezo Osaka. In 2005, he moved to

Shonan Bellmare is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hirats ...

. He was converted to defensive midfielder by manager

Eiji Ueda is a former Japanese football player and manager. He managed the Japan women's national team. Playing career Ueda was born in Tateyama on December 22, 1953. After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he played for Japan Soccer League clu ...

and he played as regular player in 2 seasons. In 2007, he moved to

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. Although the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1, he could not become a regular player. In 2008, he moved to

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club

Tochigi SC , commonly referred to as Tochigi SC are a football club based in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. They currently play in the J2 League. History Teachers in Tochigi Prefecture founded the club in 1953. They were initially called self-exp ...

. He played in all matches as captain and the club was promoted to J2 from 2009 season. However his opportunity to play decreased for injury from 2009 season and he retired end of 2010 season.

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* 1977 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Nagoya Grampus players Vissel Kobe players Omiya Ardija players Montedio Yamagata players Cerezo Osaka players Shonan Bellmare players Tokyo Verdy players Tochigi SC players Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub