REFEREE
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Today

Ryuji Sato
Ryuji Sato (佐藤 隆治, Satō Ryūji; born 16 April 1977) is a former Japanese football referee. He has officiated matches in the J1 League, AFC Champions League and FIFA World Cup qualifiers and is currently a director of referees in the J.League. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ryuji Sato is the 98th most popular referee (down from 86th in 2019), the 2,668th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,015th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Japanese Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Ryuji Sato ranks 98 out of 147. Before him are Janny Sikazwe, Carlos del Cerro Grande, Mark Shield, Artur Soares Dias, Alejandro Hernández Hernández, and Enrique Cáceres. After him are Benoît Bastien, Andrés Cunha, Sergei Karasev, Mark Clattenburg, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, and Eduardo Iturralde González.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJanny Sikazwe
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 92
Carlos del Cerro Grande
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 93
Mark Shield
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 94
Artur Soares Dias
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 95
Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 96
Enrique Cáceres
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.60
Rank: 97
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 98
Benoît Bastien
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 99
Andrés Cunha
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 100
Sergei Karasev
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 101
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 102
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 103
Eduardo Iturralde González
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Ryuji Sato ranks 508. Before him are Laura Howard, André Sá, Yoji Sakai, Jayna Hefford, Ingrid Visser, and Misaki Ito. After him are Denise Ho, Ana Johnsson, Carlos Bonet, Alenka Gotar, Joseph-Désiré Job, and Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsLaura Howard
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 502
André Sá
TENNIS PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 503
Yoji Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 504
Jayna Hefford
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 505
Ingrid Visser
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2013
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 506
Misaki Ito
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 507
Ryuji Sato
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 508
Denise Ho
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 509
Ana Johnsson
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 510
Carlos Bonet
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 511
Alenka Gotar
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 512
Joseph-Désiré Job
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 513
Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.41
Rank: 514
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Ryuji Sato ranks 2,668 out of 6,245. Before him are Shuta Sonoda (1969), Mao Asada (1990), Yoji Sakai (1977), Shin Koyamada (1982), Junko Minagawa (1975), and Misaki Ito (1977). After him are Yōsuke Nishi (1983), Michel Miyazawa (1963), Hiroshi Mori (1958), Hirokazu Yagi (1959), Tatsuki Noda (1998), and Tatsuhiko Kubo (1976).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShuta Sonoda
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 2,662
Mao Asada
SKATER
1990 - Present
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 2,663
Yoji Sakai
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.48
Rank: 2,664
Shin Koyamada
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 2,665
Junko Minagawa
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 2,666
Misaki Ito
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 2,667
Ryuji Sato
REFEREE
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 2,668
Yōsuke Nishi
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 2,669
Michel Miyazawa
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 2,670
Hiroshi Mori
ASTRONOMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 2,671
Hirokazu Yagi
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 2,672
Tatsuki Noda
SOCCER PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2,673
Tatsuhiko Kubo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 2,674
Among REFEREES In Japan
Among referees born in Japan, Ryuji Sato ranks 3. Before him are Toru Kamikawa (1963), and Yuichi Nishimura (1972). After him are Yoshimi Yamashita (1986).
Toru Kamikawa
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 1
Yuichi Nishimura
1972 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 2
Ryuji Sato
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 3
Yoshimi Yamashita
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 4