After graduating from Hosei University, he joined his local club Mitsubishi Motors in 1974.
However, in 1988–89 season, the club finished at the bottom place and was relegated Division 2.
[1] Saito retired from playing career in 1989, he became a manager for Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds) as Kuniya Daini successor.
In 2014, he managed JEF United Chiba as caretaker as Jun Suzuki successor.
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