is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player. He played for
Japan national team. He is currently working on television as a football commentator.
Club career
When Kitazawa was a junior high student, he played for
Yomiuri Junior Youth. After being rejected by the club to advance to the club's Youth team, he entered Shutoku High School and played for the school club. After graduating, he joined
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight association football league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J.League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional ...
side
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
in 1987. He was the top scorer of the league in the
1990–91 season.
He moved to
Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki, now
Tokyo Verdy
is a Japanese professional football club based in Inagi, Tokyo. The club plays in the J2 League, the second tier of football in the country.
Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated clubs in the J.League, with ...
) in 1991. Kitazawa, together with his teammates
Kazuyoshi Miura
, often known simply as Kazu (nicknamed "King Kazu"), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japan Football League club Suzuka Point Getters on loan from Yokohama FC.
He played for the Japan national team from 1990 t ...
,
Ruy Ramos
is a former football player and manager, originally from Brazil, who spent his career in Japan and played for the Japan national team. Ramos is currently active as a television personality and ''tarento'', represented with Irving.
Club car ...
,
Nobuhiro Takeda
is a Japanese former football player. He played for Japan national team. He was a forward and known as an opportunistic goal-scorer, making most of his quick thinking and canny positioning. He currently works at Nippon Television and belongs ...
,
Tetsuji Hashiratani
is a former Japanese football
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and
Bismarck made in the early 1990s the golden era of Verdy who won the
J1 League
The , known as the for sponsorship reasons, is the top level of the system. Founded in 1992, it is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football. Contested by 18 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the J ...
championship (
1993
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and
1994
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) and
J.League Cup
The is a Japanese football (soccer) competition organized by J.League. It has been sponsored by Yamazaki Biscuits (YBC) of Yamazaki Baking (formerly Yamazaki Nabisco) since its inception in 1992. It is also known as the or (Levain is one of Y ...
(
1992
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,
1993
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, and
1994
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). He finished his playing career as a Verdy player in 2002.
National team career
Kitazawa was capped 58 times and scored 3 goals for the
Japanese national team between 1991 and 1999.
He made his international debut on 2 June 1991 in a friendly against
Thailand
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in
Yamagata Park Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Tendo, Yamagata, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football
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, under national coach
Kenzo Yokoyama
is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for, and then managed, the Japanese national team.
Club career
Yokoyama was born in Saitama on January 21, 1943. After graduating from Kawaguchi High School and Rikkyo University, he ...
. He was a member of the Japan team for the
1992 Asian Cup
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that Japan won. He scored his first international goal on 6 November 1992 in the semifinal against
China
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at
Hiroshima Stadium
is a multi-purpose stadium in Hiroshima, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') i ...
.
He took part in Japan's unsuccessful campaign to qualify for the
1994 World Cup
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. He was a member of the
Asian final qualification stage that was held centrally in
Qatar
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and played two games. He was on the bench when the Iraqi's injury-time equaliser dashed Japan's qualification hope in the last qualifier, in the match that the Japanese fans now remember as the
Agony of Doha
In the final round of matches of the final round of Asian qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Japan and Iraq drew 2–2 in Doha, Qatar. If Japan had won the match, they would have qualified for the World Cup for the first time. Instead, J ...
.
Kitazawa was short-listed for the
1998 World Cup, but national coach
Takeshi Okada
is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for and managed the Japan national team.
Club career
Okada was born in Osaka on August 25, 1956. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League (JSL) club Fur ...
dropped him along with
Kazuyoshi Miura
, often known simply as Kazu (nicknamed "King Kazu"), is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Japan Football League club Suzuka Point Getters on loan from Yokohama FC.
He played for the Japan national team from 1990 t ...
and
Daisuke Ichikawa
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for the Japan national team.
Club career
Ichikawa is a product of Shimizu S-Pulses youth system. He played as right side-back and right midfielder. He made his J1 ...
at the final training camp in
Nyon
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, Switzerland.
Futsal career
Kitazawa represented
Japan national futsal team
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in the
1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship finals hosted by the
Netherlands
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Career statistics
Club
National team
Honours
Japan national team
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AFC Asian Cup
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:
1992
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References
External links
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Tsuyoshi Kitazawaat Japan National Football Team Database
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1968 births
Living people
Association football people from Tokyo
Japanese footballers
Japan international footballers
Japanese men's futsal players
Japan Soccer League players
J1 League players
Honda FC players
Tokyo Verdy players
1992 AFC Asian Cup players
1995 King Fahd Cup players
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
Association football midfielders
Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Japan
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