How tall is Yoshio Kato?

Yoshio Kato's listed height is 180 cm (5'11"). He is taller than about 97% of men in Japan.

Where 180 cm sits among men in Japan

Taller than about 97% of men in Japan born in 1957 (average 169.5 cm).

Kato next to his teammates

Takeshi Okada is 5 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato (175 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1980 to 1990.

Hideki Maeda is 11 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato (169 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1980 to 1989.

Yasuhiko Okudera is 3 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato (177 cm), teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1986 to 1988.

About Yoshio Kato

Yoshio Kato is a former Japanese football player who played for the Japan national team. He was born on 1 August 1957 in Saitama Prefecture and played as a goalkeeper. After graduating from Osaka University of Commerce, he joined Furukawa Electric, later JEF United Ichihara, in 1980.

The club won the league championship in 1985 to 1986, as well as the 1982 and 1986 JSL Cup. Kato was at first the reserve goalkeeper behind Choei Sato, but became a regular in the later 1980s. He retired in 1993 after 87 league games. He debuted for Japan on 9 June 1980 against Hong Kong and played 8 games until 1981. After retiring he began coaching at JEF United Ichihara in 1994, and from 2006 was goalkeeper coach for the Japan national team through the 2010 World Cup.

At a listed 180 cm (5'11"), Kato is 5 cm taller than Takeshi Okada, who is listed at 175 cm (5'9") and was his teammate at JEF United Chiba from 1980 to 1990. Hideki Maeda, listed at 169 cm (5'7"), is 11 cm shorter, and was his teammate there from 1980 to 1989.

Frequently asked

How tall is Yoshio Kato in feet and inches? Yoshio Kato is 5'11" tall, which is 180 cm, 70.9 inches or 1.80 m.

How tall is Yoshio Kato compared to Takeshi Okada? Takeshi Okada is 5 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato: 175 cm (5'9") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Yoshio Kato compared to Hideki Maeda? Hideki Maeda is 11 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato: 169 cm (5'7") vs 180 cm (5'11").

How tall is Yoshio Kato compared to Yasuhiko Okudera? Yasuhiko Okudera is 3 cm shorter than Yoshio Kato: 177 cm (5'10") vs 180 cm (5'11").

Is Yoshio Kato tall for men in Japan? At 180 cm he is taller than about 97% of men in Japan born in 1957, whose average height is 169.5 cm.

Sources

• Yoshio Kato on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Yoshio Kato on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 180 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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