What is Yoshio Kato?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Yoshio Kato |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Yoshio Kato |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1957|8|1}} |birth_place=[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.80}} |position=[[Goalkeeper]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1973–1975|youthclubs1=[[Hongo High School]] |youthyears2=1976–1979|youthclubs2=[[Osaka University of Commerce]] |years1=1980–1993|clubs1=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]|caps1=87|goals1=0 |totalcaps=87|totalgoals=0 |nationalyears1=1980–1981|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=8|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Japan Soccer League]]|1985/86}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1982}} {{Medal|W|[[JSL Cup]]|1986}} {{Medal|RU|[[JSL Cup]]|1990}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1984}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Yoshio Kato'''|加藤 好男|Kato Yoshio|born August 1, 1957}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kato was born in [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] on August 1, 1957. After graduating from [[Osaka University of Commerce]], he joined [[Japan Soccer League]] club [[JEF United Chiba|Furukawa Electric]] (later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1980. The club won the league champions in 1985/86. The club also won 1982 and 1986 [[JSL Cup]]. However, he could not play in the game much, as he was the team's reserve goalkeeper behind [[Choei Sato]]. Kato became a regular goalkeeper in later 1980s. He retired in 1993. He played 87 games in the league. On June 9, 1980, Kato debuted for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] against [[Hong Kong national football team|Hong Kong]]. He played 8 games for Japan until 1981. After retirement, Kato started coaching career at [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] from 1994. In 2000s, he became a goalkeeper coa