is a former

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player.

Playing career

Kidera was born in Hidaka on April 4, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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club NKK in 1991. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League was dissolved and the club joined the new

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(JFL). Kidera became a regular goalkeeper in 1992. However he did not play much in 1993 and the club was disbanded at the end of the 1993 season. In 1994, he moved to the JFL club

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. Although he played for two seasons, he did not participate in many matches. In 1996, he moved to the

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club Honda Luminozo Sayama and played for two seasons. In 1998, he moved to the JFL club Albirex Niigata. He played often and the club was promoted to the new

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in 1999. He competed with

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for a position and played often until 2000. However he played less often than Yosuke Nozawa in 2001. The club won the championship in 2003 and was promoted to the

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in 2004. In 2004, he played often during the summer after Nozawa was injured. Although he became a regular goalkeeper in late 2005, he was released from the club for generational change at the end of the 2005 season. In 2006, he moved to the J1 club

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. However he did not play as often as

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and the club was relegated to J2 in 2008. In 2008, he became a regular goalkeeper after Shimoda got hurt. Kidera injured his shoulder in June and could not play at all after the injury. In 2009, he moved to the Regional Leagues club

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. He played often and the club was promoted to the

in 2010. However he retired at the end of the 2009 season.

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* 1972 births Living people Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players NKK SC players Kyoto Sanga FC players Albirex Niigata players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Zweigen Kanazawa players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub