Nozomu Kato (加藤 望, Katō Nozomu, born October 7, 1969) is a Japanese football manager and former football player he is the currently development coach of J3 League side Matsumoto Yamaga.

Nozomu Kato
加藤 望
Personal information
Full name Nozomu Kato
Date of birth (1969-10-07) October 7, 1969 (age 55)
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)
Managerial career
2018 Kashiwa Reysol
Medal record
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ J.League(in Japanese)
  2. ^ Kashiwa Reysol(in Japanese)
  3. ^ Nozomu Kato manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)  
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