is a former Japanese
football
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player.
Playing career
Ito was born in
Chiba on 1 October 1970. After graduating from
Hosei University
formerly known as Tokyo University of Law (東京法学社, Tokyo Hogakusha) is a top research university in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Hosei University and four other private universities in Tokyo are collectively known as "MARCH (Japanese univers ...
, he joined
NKK in 1993. Although he played many matches as center back in 1993 season, the club was disbanded end of 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to
Yokohama Marinos
, stylised as Yokohama F·Marinos, is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country.
Having w ...
. However he could hardly play in the match behind
Japan national team defender
Masami Ihara
is a Japanese former footballer and manager. He was most recently the manager of J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol.
A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miur ...
and
Norio Omura
is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team from 1995 to 1998.
Club career
Omura was born in Matsue, Japan on September 6, 1969. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Yokohama Marino ...
. In 1997, he moved to
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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. He became a regular player and played many matches as center back of three back defense with
Kenichi Uemura
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.
Club career
Uemura was born in Yatsushiro on April 22, 1974. After graduating from Matsunaga High School, he joined J1 League side Sanfrecce Hiroshima in ...
and
Tony Popovic
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for a long time. In 2001, he moved to
FC Tokyo
, commonly known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chōfu, Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, the top tier of football in the country.
From 2025, FC Tokyo is one of the few J.League clubs to be simply called ''Footb ...
. He played many matches as center back with
Sandro
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in 2001 and
Jean
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in 2002. However he could not play at all in the match for injury in 2003. In 2004, he moved to
Oita Trinita
is a Japanese football club located in Ōita, Capital of Ōita Prefecture. They currently play in J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
Name origin
The club's name, ''Trinita'', is the Italian translation of the word ' ...
. However he could not play at all in the match for injury and he retired end of 2004 season.
J.League
/ref> In July 2005, he came back as player at Regional Leagues club FC Gifu
Football Club Gifu (フットボールクラブ岐阜, ''Futtobōrukurabu Gifu''), abbreviated as is a Japanese football club based in Gifu, capital of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. They play in the J3 League, the third tier of Japanese professional ...
. The club was promoted to Japan Football League
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from 2007 and he retired end of 2007 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
*
Profile
at biglobe.ne.jp
1970 births
Living people
Hosei University alumni
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Japan Football League players
NKK SC players
Yokohama F. Marinos players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
FC Tokyo players
Oita Trinita players
FC Gifu players
Men's association football defenders
Association football people from Chiba (city)
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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