Akira Kitaguchi

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

Akira Kitaguchi

Personal information
Full name	Akira Kitaguchi
Date of birth	(1935-03-08) March 8, 1935 (age 90)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1950–1952	Meisei High School
1953–1956	Kwansei Gakuin University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1966	Mitsubishi Motors	4	(0)
Total		4	(0)
International career
1958–1959	Japan	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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 selected the Japan national team for 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, but he did not play in the match.^[1] In May 1958, he was selected 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.

Statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1958	3	1
1959	7	0
Total	10	1