is a former
Japanese
football player.
Playing career
Kitade was born in
Sapporo
( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous ci ...
on September 18, 1976. After graduating from
Dohto University, he joined the
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the ...
club
Júbilo Iwata in 2001. However he did not play much, as the team had many
national team players, such as
Hideto Suzuki,
Makoto Tanaka, and
Go Oiwa. In 2003, 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
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 ...
. 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
Japan Football League club
Tochigi SC. He did not play much in 2006, and played more often in 2007. He retired at the end of the 2007 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
Seisa Dohto University alumni
Association football people from Hokkaido
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Júbilo Iwata players
Shonan Bellmare players
Tochigi SC players
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from Sapporo
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