Tsutomu Kitade
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is a former
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player.


Playing career

Kitade was born in
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on September 18, 1976. After graduating from Dohto University, he joined the
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club
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in 2001. However he did not play much, as the team had many
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players, such as Hideto Suzuki,
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, and Go Oiwa. In 2003, he moved to the
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. He played as a right back in a three-back defense. However he could not play at all in 2005. In 2006, he moved to the
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club
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. He did not play much in 2006, and played more often in 2007. He retired at the end of the 2007 season.


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* 1978 births Living people Seisa Dohto University alumni Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Júbilo Iwata players Shonan Bellmare players Tochigi SC players Men's association football defenders Association football people from Sapporo 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub