Ayako Kitamoto

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Ayako Kitamoto
北本 綾子
Personal information
Full name Ayako Kitamoto
Date of birth (1983-06-22) June 22, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1999–2001 Hokkaido Bunkyo University Meisei High School
2002–2003 Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010
Urawa Reds
118 (58)
2014–2015 Orca Kamogawa FC
Total 118 (58)
International career
2002 Japan U-20 3 (0)
2004–2010 Japan 17 (4)
Managerial career
2014–2017 Orca Kamogawa FC
Medal record
Urawa Reds
Winner Nadeshiko League 2004
Winner Nadeshiko League 2009
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2006
Runner-up Nadeshiko League 2010
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2007
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 2010
Runner-up
Empress's Cup
2004
Runner-up
Empress's Cup
2009
Runner-up
Empress's Cup
2010
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Vietnam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou
Team
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2002 India
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ayako Kitamoto (北本 綾子, Kitamoto Ayako, born June 22, 1983) is a former Japanese football player and manager. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kitamoto was born in

2009. She retired at the end of the 2010 season. In 2014, she came back as playing manager at a new club, the Orca Kamogawa FC
. She stayed with the team until the 2015 season.

National team career

In August 2002, Kitamoto was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 U-19 World Championship.[1] On June 6, 2004, she debuted for the Japan national team against the United States.[2] She played 17 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2010.

Coaching career

In 2014, Kitamoto became playing manager for new club Orca Kamogawa FC. She retired as player in 2015 and she resigned as manager in 2017.

National team statistics

[2][3]

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
2004 2 3
2005 4 0
2006 0 0
2007 1 0
2008 2 0
2009 3 0
2010 5 1
Total 17 4

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
4. 14 November 2010 Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou, China  Thailand 1–0 4–0
2010 Asian Games

References

  1. ^ FIFA
  2. ^ a b Japan Football Association(in Japanese)
  3. ^ List of match in 2010 at Japan Football Association (in Japanese)

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