is a former

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ese

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player.

Club career

Ito was born in

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on September 7, 1975. After dropped out from

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, he joined

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in 1996. However he did not play much. He moved to

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in July 1999, but was not put into play. He moved to the

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club

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in 2000 and played often. He then moved to

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in 2001. However he did not play much while there and retired at the end of the 2001 season.

National team career

In April 1995, when Ito was a

student, he was selected for the Japan U-20 national team to play in the 1995 World Youth Championship. He wore the number 10 shirt for Japan and played in three matches.

Club statistics

References

External links

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1975 births Living people Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Akita Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Nagoya Grampus players Kyoto Sanga FC players Vegalta Sendai players Shonan Bellmare players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub