How tall is Hisashi Kato?

Hisashi Kato's listed height is 174 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 80% of men in Japan.

Where 174 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 80% of men in Japan born in 1956 (average 169.3 cm).

Kato next to his teammates

Takumi Horiike is 1 cm shorter than Hisashi Kato (173 cm), teammate at Tokyo Verdy from 1988 to 1992.

Satoshi Tsunami is 1 cm shorter than Hisashi Kato (173 cm), teammate at Tokyo Verdy from 1980 to 1993.

Tetsuya Totsuka is the same height than Hisashi Kato (174 cm), teammate at Tokyo Verdy from 1980 to 1993.

About Hisashi Kato

Hisashi Kato is a former Japanese football player and manager, born on 24 April 1956 in Rifu, Miyagi. He played for the Japanese national team. After graduating from Waseda University, and after a year away from the game, he joined Yomiuri, later Verdy Kawasaki, in 1980.

The club won the Japan Soccer League 5 times, the JSL Cup twice and the Emperor's Cup 3 times. In 1993, the first J1 League season, Kato played in the opening match but lost his place, and moved to Shimizu S-Pulse in July. He returned to Verdy Kawasaki in July 1994, the club won the J1 League, and he retired at the end of that season at the age of 38. He played 243 league games, scored 11 goals and was selected for the Best Eleven 9 times. He debuted for Japan in 1978 and served as captain from 1984.

At a listed 174 cm (5'9"), Kato shares the same listed height as Tetsuya Totsuka, his Tokyo Verdy teammate from 1980 to 1993. Takumi Horiike, listed at 173 cm (5'8"), is 1 cm shorter than Kato, and they were teammates at Tokyo Verdy from 1988 to 1992.

Frequently asked

How tall is Hisashi Kato in feet and inches? Hisashi Kato is 5'9" tall, which is 174 cm, 68.5 inches or 1.74 m.

How tall is Hisashi Kato compared to Takumi Horiike? Takumi Horiike is 1 cm shorter than Hisashi Kato: 173 cm (5'8") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Hisashi Kato compared to Satoshi Tsunami? Satoshi Tsunami is 1 cm shorter than Hisashi Kato: 173 cm (5'8") vs 174 cm (5'9").

How tall is Hisashi Kato compared to Tetsuya Totsuka? Tetsuya Totsuka is the same height than Hisashi Kato: 174 cm (5'9") vs 174 cm (5'9").

Is Hisashi Kato tall for men in Japan? At 174 cm he is taller than about 80% of men in Japan born in 1956, whose average height is 169.3 cm.

Sources

• Hisashi Kato on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Hisashi Kato on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 174 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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