Yoshio Kitajima

Yoshio Kitajima
北島義生
Personal information
Full name	Yoshio Kitajima
Date of birth	October 29, 1975 (age 45)
Place of birth	Joso, Ibaraki, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Yoshio Kitajima (北島義生, Kitajima Yoshio, born October 29, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career[]

Kitajima was born in Joso on October 29, 1975. Through Chinese club Guangdong Hongyuan, he joined Japan Football League (JFL) club Oita Trinity in 1997. However he could not play many matches. In 1998, he moved to JFL club Mito HollyHock based in his local Ibaraki Prefecture. However he could not play at all in the match. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Ventforet Kofu on loan. However he could not play many matches. In 2000, he returned to Mito HollyHock was promoted to J2 from 2000. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder and played many matches for a long time. In 2006, he moved to J2 club Shonan Bellmare. He played many matches until 2007. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2008 and he retired end of 2008 season.

Club statistics[]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1997	Oita Trinity	Football League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
1998	Mito HollyHock	Football League	0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1999	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	6	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
2000	Mito HollyHock	J2 League	26	1	3	0	0	0	29	1
2001			36	1	3	1	1	0	40	2
2002			38	1	2	0	-		40	1
2003			0	0	2	0	-		2	0
2004			27	0	1	0	-		28	0
2005			2	0	1	0	-		3	0
2006	Shonan Bellmare	J2 League	17	1	1	0	-		18	1
2007			33	2	0	0	-		33	2
2008			4	0	0	0	-		4	0
Total			194	6	14	1	1	0	209	7

References[]

External links[]

Yoshio Kitajima at J.League (in Japanese)

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