| Yoshiaki Sato 佐藤 慶明 | |
| Fullname: | Yoshiaki Sato |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Osaka, Japan |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | 1985–1987 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hokuyo High School |
| Youthyears2: | 1988–1991 |
| Youthclubs2: | Doshisha University |
| Years1: | 1992–1993 |
| Clubs1: | Gamba Osaka |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1994–1995 |
| Clubs2: | Urawa Reds |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs3: | Kyoto Purple Sanga |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 47 |
| Totalgoals: | 13 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1994 |
| Nationalteam1: | Japan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.
Sato was born in Osaka Prefecture on June 19, 1969. After graduating from Doshisha University, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1992. However he did not play in the match. In 1994, he moved to Urawa Reds and debuted in J1 League. However he lost opportunity to play in 1995. In July 1995, he moved to Japan Football League club Kyoto Purple Sanga. The club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1 League. He retired end of 1996 season.
On May 22, 1994, Sato debuted for Japan national team against Australia.[1]
| 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 | |||||||
| 1992 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | Urawa Reds | J1 League | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | Football League | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2" | - | 17 | 4 | |
| 1996 | J1 League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 47 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 15 | |||
| Japan national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |