is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kitamura was born in

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on August 4, 1968. After graduating from

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, he played for

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and

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. He played often as a defender and a midfielder at Gamba in 1994 and 1995. However he did not play as much in 1996 and retired at the end of the 1996 season.

Futsal career

In 1989, Kitamura selected

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for 1989 Futsal World Championship in

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Club statistics

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* * 1968 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers Japanese men's futsal players Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Honda FC players Gamba Osaka players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub