is a former

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player and manager.

Playing career

Kimura was born in Kyoto Prefecture on July 27, 1944. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1968. He retired in 1973.

Coaching career

After retirement, Kimura became a manager for his local club Kyoto Shiko (later ''Kyoto Purple Sanga'') in 1982. In 1991, he became an assistant coach under

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. End of 1994 season, Kamo signed Japan national team manager, Kimura was promoted to manager. During 1995 season, he resigned and remained the club as a staff. End of 1998 season the club was disbanded due to financial strain. He moved to

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. He also managed as caretaker manager in 1999 and 2003. In June 2004, he left the club. In 2007, he became a manager for

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. In August 2010, he was dismissed.

Managerial statistics

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* 1944 births Living people Osaka University of Economics alumni Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan Soccer League players Cerezo Osaka players Japanese football managers J1 League managers Yokohama Flügels managers Kyoto Sanga FC managers Suzuka Point Getters managers Association footballers not categorized by position {{Japan-footy-bio-stub