| Mitsuo Kato 加藤 光雄 | |
| Fullname: | Mitsuo Kato |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Japan |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1969–1971 |
| Youthclubs1: | Senyo High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1972–1975 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kwansei Gakuin University |
| Years1: | 1976–1983 |
| Clubs1: | Mitsubishi Motors |
| Caps1: | 61 |
| Goals1: | 7 |
| Totalcaps: | 61 |
| Totalgoals: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1979 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player.
Kato was born on January 22, 1953. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1976. In 1978, the club won all three major title in Japan: the Japan Soccer League, the JSL Cup, and the Emperor's Cup. The club also won the 1980 Emperor's Cup, the 1981 JSL Cup, the and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1983. He played 61 games and scored 7 goals in the league.
On August 23, 1979, Kato debuted for Japan national team against North Korea.[1]
| Club performance | League | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | |
| Japan | League | ||||
| 1976 | Mitsubishi Motors | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 1978 | 17 | 3 | |||
| 1979 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1980 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 61 | 7 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |