Akira Kitaguchi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akira Kitaguchi | ||
| Date of birth | March 8, 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Empire of Japan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1952 | Meisei High School | ||
| 1953–1956 | Kwansei Gakuin University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1966 |
Mitsubishi Motors | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 4 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958–1959 | Japan | 10 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Akira Kitaguchi (北口 晃, Kitaguchi Akira, born March 8, 1935) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.[1]
Club career
Kitaguchi was born in
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.
National team career
In 1956, when Kitaguchi was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but he did not compete.[2] 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.[3]
National team statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
1958 |
3 | 1 |
1959 |
7 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
References
- ^ "Akira Kitaguchi". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
- ^ a b "Japan National Football Team Database". Archived from the original on 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
External links
- Akira Kitaguchi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
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