Sunao Sato

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Sunao Sato
Full name	Sunao Sato
Kanji	佐藤 直男
Date of birth	1924
Place of birth	, Japan
Date of death	July 8, 2004 (aged 80)
Rank	9 dan

Sunao Sato (佐藤 直男, Satō Sunao^?, 1924 - July 8, 2004) was a professional Go player.

[edit] Biography

Sato was a 9 dan who played in the Kansai Ki-in. He had many pupils, including Yuki Satoshi, Izumo Tetsuya, Maeda Ryo, and Furuya Yutaka. Sato became a 9 dan in 1963

[edit] Titles

Title	Years Held
Current	3
Kansai Ki-in Championship	1957, 1964, 1981