is a former
Japanese
football player.
Club career
Ito was born in
Akita Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Provinces and prefectures" in ; "Tōhoku" in . Its population is approximately 966,000 (as of 1 October 2019) and its geographic area is 1 ...
on September 7, 1975. After dropped out from
Kokushikan University, he joined
Nagoya Grampus Eight
(formerly known as ) is a Japanese association football club that plays in the J1 League, following promotion from the J2 League in 2017. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp. in 1939, the ...
in 1996. However he did not play much. He moved to
Kyoto Purple Sanga
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kyoto. "Sanga" comes from the Sanskrit word ''sangha'', a term meaning "group" or "club" and often used to denote the Buddhist priesthood, associating the club with Kyoto's many Buddhist templ ...
in July 1999, but was not put into play. He moved to the
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Ya ...
club
Vegalta Sendai
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in J2 League. The team is located in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
History
Founded in 1988 as '' Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. Soccer Club'', Vegalta joined the J-League in 1999 after ...
in 2000 and played often. He then moved to
Shonan Bellmare
is a Japanese professional football club based in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Hirats ...
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
Kokushikan University 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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sports.geocities.jp
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
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