Kenji Kitahara
Kenji Kitahara (北原 健二, Kitahara Kenji, born May 10, 1976) is a former Japanese football player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenji Kitahara | ||
| Date of birth | May 10, 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Ina, Nagano, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Ina Kita High School | ||
| 1995–1998 | Tokyo Gakugei University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999 | Omiya Ardija | 7 | (0) |
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Gunma FC Horikoshi | ||
| Total | 13 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Kitahara was born in Ina on May 10, 1976. After graduating from Tokyo Gakugei University, he joined newly was promoted to J2 League club, Omiya Ardija in 1999. He played several matches as substitute midfielder in early 1999. However he could not play at all in the match in late 1999. In 2000, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 club, Mito HollyHock. He played several matches as substitute midfielder in early 2000. However he could hardly play in the match from the middle of 2000. In 2001, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club Gunma FC Horikoshi. The club was promoted to Regional Leagues from 2002 and Japan Football League from 2004. He retired end of 2004 season.
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1999 | Omiya Ardija | J2 League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||