Mio Satō
Mio Satō (佐藤 澪, Satō Mio, born 12 February 1993) is a Japanese volleyball player who plays for the NEC Red Rockets.[1][2] She also played for the Japan women's national volleyball team.[3]
| Mio Satō | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mio Satō |
| Nickname | Mio |
| Born | February 12, 1993 Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan |
| Hometown | Yamagata, Japan |
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Spike | 250 cm (98 in) |
| Block | 240 cm (94 in) |
| Volleyball information | |
| Position | Libero |
| Current club | NEC Red Rockets |
| Number | 17 |
| National team | |
Career
Satō was born in Yamagata City, Yamagata Prefecture. She became a volleyball player at 7 years old,[4] and played as Libero at 13 years old.</ref>
While attending the Yamagata Municipal Commercial High School, Her team won fifth place at the national highschool tournament.[5][6] In April 2011 Satō joined Shokei Gakuin University, her team qualified National Sports Festival and Empress's Cup in October 2014.
On 31 October 2014 Toyota Auto Body Queenseis announced her joining.[7] She is the first premier league player from Shokei Gakuin's alumnus.[8]
On 6 April 2015 she was selected as a member of Japan women's national volleyball team,[9] Satō competed 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix and 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup.</ref>
On 1 August 2019 NEC Red Rockets announced her joining the club.[10]
Clubs
- Takiyama Sports Club[3]
- Yamagata Municipal Dairoku Junior High School
- Yamagata Municipal Commercial High School
- Shokei Gakuin University (2011-2015)
- Toyota Auto Body Queenseis (2015-2018)
- NEC Red Rockets (2019-)
National team
- 2015 - 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (5th place)
References
- ^ "NEC Red Rockets - V-League Official Site". JVL Official site. Japan Volleyball League. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ "Members introduce - NEC RED ROCKETS". NEC Red Rockets Offial site. NEC Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- ^ a b FIVB. "Player". Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ Fuji Television. . Archived from the original on 2015-03-27. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ 日本文化出版. . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ 日本文化出版. . Archived from the original on March 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ TAB Queenseis. "内定選手のお知らせ". Retrieved 2014-11-01.
- ^ Kahoku Newspaper. . Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ Japan Volleyball Association. "2015年度全日本女子チーム 選手・監督・スタッフ". Retrieved 2015-04-06.
- ^ "Notice of NEC Red Rockets 2019 fiscal Newest players". NEC Red Rockets Official site. NEC Corporation. Retrieved 14 October 2019.