is a former

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player.

Playing career

Katagiri was born in

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on August 1, 1983. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 2002. Although he debuted in first season, he could hardly play in the match. In 2004, he was loaned to Argentine club Rosario Central and Quilmes. Although he returned to Grampus in 2005, he could not play at all in the match. In July 2005, he moved to

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(JFL) club FC Horikoshi and played many matches. In 2006, he moved to his local club

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. He became a regular player and scored many goals. FC Gifu was promoted to JFL in 2007 and

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in 2008. In June 2009, he moved to J2 club

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. He played many matches as substitute forward in 2009 and became a regular forward in 2010. Although he could hardly play in the match in late 2010, Ventforet was promoted to J1 end of 2010 season. Although he played many matches in 2011, Ventforet was relegated to J2 in a year. He could not play many matches in 2012 and left the club end of 2012 season. After half year blank, he joined JFL club

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in August 2013. He retired end of 2013 season.

Club statistics

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* 1983 births Living people Association football people from Gifu Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Nagoya Grampus players Rosario Central footballers Quilmes Atlético Club footballers Arte Takasaki players FC Gifu players Ventforet Kofu players Reilac Shiga FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Gifu {{Japan-footy-forward-1980s-stub