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Ryuji Sato

1977 - Today

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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 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Ryuji Sato is the 98th most popular referee (down from 86th in 2024), the 2,737th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,014th 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, François Letexier, Sergei Karasev, Mark Clattenburg, and Abdulrahman Al-Jassim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ryuji Sato ranks 528. Before him are Chael Sonnen, 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.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Ryuji Sato ranks 2,737 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).

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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).

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