Toshihide Saito

Toshihide Saito (斉藤 俊秀, Saitō Toshihide, born April 20, 1973) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Toshihide Saito
斉藤 俊秀
Personal information
Full name Toshihide Saito
Date of birth (1973-04-20) April 20, 1973
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1989–1991 Shimizu Higashi High School
1992–1995 Waseda University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2006 Shimizu S-Pulse 244 (16)
2007–2008 Shonan Bellmare 84 (4)
2009–2013 Fujieda MYFC 57 (6)
Total 385 (26)
National team
1996–1999 Japan 17 (0)
Teams managed
2009–2013 Fujieda MYFC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Saito was born in Shizuoka on April 20, 1973. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1996. He played as regular player from first season. At 1996 J.League Cup, the club won the champions and he was selected New Hero awards. End of 1996 season, he was also selected J.League Rookie of the Year awards. The club also won the 2nd place at 1998 Emperor's Cup and 1999 J1 League, he was also selected Best Eleven in 1999. In 2000s, the club won 1999–2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup and 2001 Emperor's Cup. In 2006, he moved to J2 League club Shonan Bellmare and played in 2 season. In 2009, he was appointed playing manager of Prefectural Leagues side Fujieda MYFC.[1] After promotion to the Japan Football League in 2011[2] and acceptance into J3 League for the 2014 season, Saito decided to leave the club.[3]

National team career

Saito was capped 17 times for the Japanese national team between 1996 and 1999.[4] His first international appearance came on August 25, 1996 in a friendly against Uruguay at Osaka Nagai Stadium. He was an unused substitute at the 1998 World Cup. He also played at 1999 Copa América.

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1996Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League29230160482
19972223000252
19983305010390
19992833040353
20002835060393
20012010020221
20022012010231
200320000020
20042631060333
20052800071351
2006810030111
2007Shonan BellmareJ2 League46420—484
200838010—390
2009Fujieda MYFCPrefectural Leagues113——113
2010Regional Leagues152——152
201150——50
2012Football League11000—110
201315110—161
Total 3852628046145927

National team statistics

[4]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199620
199770
199840
199940
Total170

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

References
  1. Toshihide Saito leaves Fujieda MYFC
  2. Fujieda club history Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Toshihide Saito leaves Fujieda MYFC Archived 2013-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Japan National Football Team Database
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