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player.

Playing career

Kitagawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 21, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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club Sagawa Express Osaka in 1997. In 2000, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club,

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. He became a regular player as a forward in 2002. In 2004, he moved to the

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(JFL) club ALO's Hokuriku. He played as a regular player and scored many goals during three seasons. In 2007, he moved to the JFL club Rosso Kumamoto (later ''Roasso Kumamoto''). He played often and the club was promoted to J2 in 2008. However he did not play much after that, and retired at the end of the 2008 season.

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* 1978 births Living people Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture Japanese footballers J2 League players Japan Football League players Mito HollyHock players Kataller Toyama players Roasso Kumamoto players Association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub