What is Choei Sato?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Choei Sato |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Choei Sato |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|4|15}} |birth_place=[[Yamagata Prefecture|Yamagata]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.78}} |position=[[Goalkeeper]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1967–1969|youthclubs1=[[Yonezawa Chuo High School]] |youthyears2=1970–1973|youthclubs2=[[Chuo University]] |years1=1974–1988|clubs1=[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]]|caps1=142|goals1=0 |totalcaps=142|totalgoals=0 |nationalyears1=1978|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=1|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=1996|managerclubs1=[[Vegalta Sendai|Brummell Sendai]] |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1976}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1985/86}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1977}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1982}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1986}} {{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|1979}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1976}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1984}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Choei Sato'''|佐藤 長栄|Sato Choei|born April 15, 1951}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Sato was born in [[Yamagata Prefecture]] on April 15, 1951. After graduating from [[Chuo University]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] in 1974. He debuted in 1976 and the club won [[Japan Soccer League]] and [[Emperor's Cup]]. The club also won 1985/86 [[Japan Soccer League]], 1986 [[JSL Cup]]. He retired in 1988. He played 142 games in the league. On July 21, 1978, Sato debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]]. After retirement, Sato started coaching career at [[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1991 and he coached until 1994. In 1995, he moved to [[Shimizu S-Pulse]]. In 1996, he moved to [[Veg