| Fullname | Yoshio Kitagawa |
|---|---|
| Birth date | August 21, 1978 (age 48) |
| Birth place | Kyoto, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Position | Forward |
| Youthyears 1 | 1994–1996 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Higashiyama High School |
| Years 1 | 1997–1999 |
| Clubs 1 | Sagawa Express Osaka |
| Years 2 | 2000–2003 |
| Clubs 2 | Mito HollyHock |
| Caps 2 | 86 |
| Goals 2 | 13 |
| Years 3 | 2004–2006 |
| Clubs 3 | ALO's Hokuriku |
| Caps 3 | 92 |
| Goals 3 | 41 |
| Years 4 | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs 4 | Roasso Kumamoto |
| Caps 4 | 24 |
| Goals 4 | 4 |
| Totalcaps | 202 |
| Totalgoals | 58 |
Yoshio Kitagawa (北川 佳男, Kitagawa Yoshio, born August 21, 1978) is a former Japanese football player.
Playing career
Kitagawa was born in Kyoto Prefecture on August 21, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined the Regional Leagues club Sagawa Express Osaka in 1997. In 2000, he moved to the newly promoted J2 League club, Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as a forward in 2002. In 2004, he moved to the Japan Football League (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.
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 | ||||||
| 2000 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 6 | - | 34 | 13 | |||
| 2003 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2004 | ALO's Hokuriku | Football League | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | - | 31 | 11 | |
| 2005 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | - | 34 | 14 | |||
| 2006 | 33 | 22 | - | - | 33 | 22 | ||||
| 2007 | Rosso Kumamoto | Football League | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Roasso Kumamoto | J2 League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 202 | 58 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 75 | ||