Arthur Kitinas (born 29 November 1959) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s, and

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ed in the 2000s. He played in the

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(NSWRL) competition. A , Kitinas trialled with Sydney's Eastern Suburbs club and played just one top grade match, in 1977, before joining the

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the following season. The established hookers at the South Sydney club, Test player

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along with Ken Stewart, saw the promising young Kitinas play very little first grade at that club either. Kitinas spent time as an assistant coach at South Sydney before an unsuccessful stint in the main job in 2004, as a replacement for

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. Kitinas joined the

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coaching team in 2006 and currently coaches the Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Premier League team. In 2006 and 2007 he also coached the Australian Fijians team. Kitinas now coaches the South Sydney Rabbitohs SG Ball team

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