Tomoe Kato

Personal information
Full name	Tomoe Kato
Date of birth	(1978-05-27) May 27, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–2008	Nippon TV Beleza	246	(22)
Total		246	(22)
National team
1997–2008	Japan	114	(8)
Honours Nippon TV Beleza Winner Nadeshiko League 1993 Winner Nadeshiko League 2000 Winner Nadeshiko League 2001 Winner Nadeshiko League 2002 Winner Nadeshiko League 2005 Winner Nadeshiko League 2006 Winner Nadeshiko League 2007 Winner Nadeshiko League 2008 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1994 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1997 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1998 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 1999 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2003 Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2004 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 1996 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 1999 Winner Nadeshiko League Cup 2007 Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 1997 Winner Empress's Cup 1993 Winner Empress's Cup 1997 Winner Empress's Cup 2000 Winner Empress's Cup 2004 Winner Empress's Cup 2005 Winner Empress's Cup 2007 Winner Empress's Cup 2008 Runner-up Empress's Cup 1996 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2002 Runner-up Empress's Cup 2003 Representing  Japan AFC Women's Asian Cup 1997 China 2008 Vietnam Asian Games 2006 Doha Team 1998 Bangkok Team 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠, 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.

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.

Kato got married and changed her name to Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠) from Tomoe Sakai (酒井 與惠) in November 2007.

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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

• Tomoe Kato at Soccerway.com
• Tomoe Kato at WorldFootball.net
• Tomoe Kato at FBref.com
• Tomoe Kato at Olympics.com
• Tomoe Kato at Olympedia

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