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Nozomu Kato (加藤 望, Katō Nozomu, born October 7, 1969) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Nozomu Kato
加藤 望

Personal information
Full name	Nozomu Kato
Date of birth	(1969-10-07) October 7, 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth	Miyagi, Japan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1987	Tohoku Gakuin High School
1988–1991	Tokai University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–2004	Kashiwa Reysol	288	(52)
2005–2008	Shonan Bellmare	170	(30)
Total		458	(82)
Teams managed
2018	Kashiwa Reysol
Honours Kashiwa Reysol Winner J.League Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Kato was born in Miyagi Prefecture on October 7, 1969. After graduating from Tokai University, he joined Japan Football League club Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1992. He became a regular player as an offensive midfielder in 1994. He also played as forward, not only midfielder. The club also won second place in 1994 and was promoted to the J1 League in 1995. The club won the 1999 J.League Cup. Although he played as a regular player for a long time, he did not play as much in 2002. In 2005, he moved to the J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. He played as a regular player for four seasons and retired at the end of the 2008 season at the age of 39.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kato started a coaching career at Shonan Bellmare in 2009. He served as coach for the top team (2009–10) and manager for the youth team (2011–12). In 2013, he became a manager for Sanno Institute of Management and managed until 2017. In 2018, he moved to Kashiwa Reysol, where he first played. He became a coach under the manager Takahiro Shimotaira who Kato's teammate when Kato played for Reysol. Shimotaira was terminated for poor results in May and Kato became a new manager.[1] However, Kato could not improve the club's record and he was terminated in November.[2]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1992	Hitachi	Football League	3	0	-		-		3	0
1993	Kashiwa Reysol	Football League	7	0	0	0	-		7	0
1994			26	6	0	0	1	0	27	6
1995		J1 League	46	8	2	0	-		48	8
1996			27	8	2	0	14	2	43	10
1997			32	4	3	1	8	1	43	6
1998			34	8	2	1	4	6	40	15
1999			30	9	4	0	8	2	42	11
2000			29	2	2	2	2	0	33	4
2001			22	4	1	0	4	2	27	6
2002			18	3	0	0	6	0	24	3
2003			10	0	1	0	2	0	13	0
2004			7	0	1	0	2	0	10	0
2005	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	41	9	1	0	-		42	9
2006			42	6	2	0	-		44	6
2007			47	10	1	0	-		48	6
2008			40	5	1	0	-		41	5
Total			458	82	23	4	51	13	532	99

Managerial statistics

[3]

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Kashiwa Reysol	2018	2018	18	5	1	12	027.78
Total			18	5	1	12	027.78

References

External links

• Player statistics at J.League (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics at J.League (in Japanese)

На других языках

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[de] Nozomu Katō

Nozomu Katō (jap. 加藤 望, Katō Nozomu; * 7. Oktober 1969 in der Präfektur Miyagi) ist ein ehemaliger japanischer Fußballspieler und -trainer.

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- [en] Nozomu Kato

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[fr] Nozomu Kato

Nozomu Kato (加藤 望, Kato Nozomu?) est un footballeur japonais né le 7 octobre 1969.

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[it] Nozomu Katō

Nozomu Katō (加藤 望 Katō Nozomu?; prefettura di Miyagi, 7 ottobre 1969) è un ex calciatore giapponese. La sua carriera da professionista è iniziata nel Kashiwa Reysol e si è conclusa nello Shonan Bellmare.[1]

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