| Choei Sato 佐藤 長栄 | |
| Fullname: | Choei Sato |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Yamagata, Japan |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1967–1969 |
| Youthclubs1: | Yonezawa Chuo High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1970–1973 |
| Youthclubs2: | Chuo University |
| Years1: | 1974–1988 |
| Clubs1: | Furukawa Electric |
| Caps1: | 142 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 142 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1978 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 1996 |
| Managerclubs1: | Brummell Sendai |
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team.
Sato was born in Yamagata Prefecture on April 15, 1951. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined 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 Japan national team against Malaysia.[1]
After retirement, Sato started coaching career at 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 Brummell Sendai and became a manager. In 1998, he signed with Urawa Reds and coached until 1999.
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 1974 | Furukawa Electric | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | 16 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1978 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 18 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1985/86 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1986/87 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1987/88 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 142 | 0 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |