Akira Kitaguchi

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Akira Kitaguchi
Personal information
Full nameAkira Kitaguchi
Date of birth (1935-03-08) March 8, 1935 (age 89)
Place of birthOsaka, Japan
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing positionForward
Youth career
1950–1952Meisei High School
1953–1956Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1957–1966Mitsubishi Motors4(0)
Total4(0)
National team
1958–1959Japan10(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Kitaguchi was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 8, 1935. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1957. In 1965, Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1966. He played 4 games in the league.

In 1956, when Kitaguchi was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was selected the Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but he did not play in the match.[1] In May 1958, he was selected Japan for 1958 Asian Games. At this competition, on May 26, he debuted against Philippines. He played 10 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1959.

Statistics

[2]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1958 3 1
1959 7 0
Total 10 1

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