Ryu Saito
Ryu Saito (齋藤 竜, Saitō Ryū, born September 18, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.[1]
| Personal information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryu Saito | |||||||||
| Date of birth | September 18, 1979 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Muroran Otani High School | |||||||||
| 1998–2001 | Kokushikan University | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2002–2005 | Cerezo Osaka | 18 | (1) | |||||||
| 2005–2006 | Thespa Kusatsu | 68 | (1) | |||||||
| 2007 | FC Gifu | 10 | (0) | |||||||
| Total | 96 | (2) | ||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||
Playing career
Saito was born in Muroran on September 18, 1979. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he joined J2 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2002. Although he could not play at all in the match, Cerezo was promoted to J1 League end of 2002 season. He debuted as center back in 2003 and played many matches until 2004. In April 2005, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 club Thespa Kusatsu. He became a regular center back and played many matches in 2 seasons. In 2007, he moved to Japan Football League club FC Gifu. He retired end of 2007 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2002 | Cerezo Osaka | J2 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | J1 League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Thespa Kusatsu | J2 League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | FC Gifu | Football League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 96 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 3 | ||
External links
- Ryu Saito at J.League (in Japanese)
- cerezo-museum.com
- library.footballjapan.jp
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