Kazuo Saito
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| Full name | Kazuo Saito | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 27, 1951 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Saitama Urawa Minami High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | Hosei University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1989 |
Mitsubishi Motors | 248 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 248 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976–1984 | Japan | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1992 |
Mitsubishi Motors | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Kawasaki Frontale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 |
Urawa Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | JEF United Chiba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kazuo Saito (斉藤 和夫, Saitō Kazuo, born July 27, 1951) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Club career
Saito was born in
National team career
On January 28, 1976, Saito debuted for Japan national team against Bulgaria. He played as regular player at 1976 Summer Olympics qualification and 1978 World Cup qualification. He was also selected for Japan for 1978 Asian Games. In 1984, he played for Japan for the first time in 6 years. 1984 Summer Olympics qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 32 games for Japan until 1984.[1]
Coaching career
Saito retired from playing career in 1989, he became a manager for
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | |||
| 1974 | Mitsubishi Motors |
JSL Division 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 1975 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 1981 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1982 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1985/86 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 19 | 0 | ||
| 1987/88 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 248 | 3 | ||
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1976 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Urawa Reds
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2000 | 2000 | 40 | 28 | 3 | 9 | 70.00 |
| JEF United Chiba | 2014 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 42 | 29 | 3 | 10 | 69.05 | ||
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
- Kazuo Saito at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Kazuo Saito manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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