Akira Kitaguchi

Akira Kitaguchi
北口晃
Personal information
Full name	Akira Kitaguchi
Date of birth	March 8, 1935 (age 89)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1953–1956	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1957–1966	Mitsubishi Motors
Total
International career
1958–1959	Japan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Akira Kitaguchi (北口晃, Kitaguchi Akira, born March 8, 1935) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kitaguchi was born in Osaka Prefecture on March 8, 1935. After graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University, he joined Mitsubishi Motors in 1957. In 1965, Mitsubishi Motors joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1966. He played 4 games in the league.

In 1956, when Kitaguchi was a Kwansei Gakuin University student, he was elected Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but he did not compete.^[1] In May 1958, he was elected Japan for 1958 Asian Games. At this competition, on May 26, he debuted against Philippines. He played 10 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1959.^[2]

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