is a former

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player and manager. She played for Japan national team.

Club career

Kitamoto was born in

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on June 22, 1983. After graduating from

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, she played for the

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from 2004 to 2010. She was selected for the Best Eleven in

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. She retired at the end of the 2010 season. In 2014, she came back as playing manager at a new club, the

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. She stayed with the team until the 2015 season.

National team career

In August 2002, Kitamoto was selected for the Japan U-20 national team for the 2002 U-19 World Championship. On June 6, 2004, she debuted for the Japan national team against the

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.Japan Football Association
/ref> She played 17 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2010.

Coaching career

In 2014, Kitamoto became playing manager for new club

. She retired as player in 2015 and she resigned as manager in 2017.

National team statistics

List of match i
2010
at Japan Football Association

International goals

References

External links

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1983 births Living people Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education alumni Association football people from Hokkaido Japanese women's footballers Japan women's international footballers Nadeshiko League players Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies players Orca Kamogawa FC players Japanese women's football managers Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games medalists in football Women's association football forwards Sportspeople from Sapporo Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games {{Japan-women-footy-bio-stub