Makoto Kitano
{{short description|Japanese footballer and manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name=Makoto Kitano
北野 誠
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|fullname=Makoto Kitano
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|7|17}}
|birth_place=Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
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|height={{Height|m=1.64}}
|position=Forward
|currentclub=Nojima Stella (Manager)
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|youthyears1=1983–1985|youthclubs1=Teikyo High School
|years1=1986–1992|clubs1=Hitachi|caps1=|goals1=
|years2=1993–1995|clubs2=Kyoto Purple Sanga|caps2=|goals2=
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|manageryears1=1998–2004 |managerclubs1=Kyoto Sanga (youth)
|manageryears2=2005–2008 |managerclubs2=Roasso Kumamoto (assistant)
|manageryears3=2009 |managerclubs3=Roasso Kumamoto
|manageryears4=2010–2018 |managerclubs4=Kamatamare Sanuki
|manageryears5=2019 |managerclubs5=FC Gifu
|manageryears6=2020– |managerclubs6=Nojima Stella
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{{Nihongo|Makoto Kitano|北野 誠|Kitano Makoto|born July 17, 1967}} is a former Japanese football player and manager, currently in charge of Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.
Playing career
Kitano was born in Takamatsu on July 17, 1967. After graduating from high school, he joined Hitachi in 1986. In 1993, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga. He retired in 1995.
Coaching career
After retirement, Kitano started coaching career at Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1998. He mainly coached youth team until 2004. In 2005, he moved to Regional Leagues club Rosso Kumamoto (later Roasso Kumamoto) and became a coach under manager Tomoyoshi Ikeya. The club was promoted to Japan Football League (JFL) in 2006 and J2 League in 2008. In 2009, he was promoted to manager as Ikeya successor.
In 2010, Kitano moved to Regional Leagues club Kamatamare Sanuki based in his local Kagawa Prefecture. In first season, the club won the champions and was promoted to JFL. In 2013, the club won the 2nd place in JFL and was promoted to J2. However the club results were bad every season in J2 and was finally relegated to J3 League end of 2018 season. He resigned end of 2018 season.[https://www.kamatamare.jp/news/?id=266&item=INFO Kagawa Prefecture]{{in lang|ja}}
In June 2019, Kitano signed with J2 club FC Gifu and became a manager as Takeshi Oki successor.[https://www.fc-gifu.com/news_information/48340.html FC Gifu]{{in lang|ja}} In February 2020, Kitano went into women's football, being appointed the manager of Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.[https://www.townnews.co.jp/0304/2020/02/27/519166.html 女子サッカーチーム・ノジマステラ神奈川相模原の監督に就任した], townnews.co.jp, 27 February 2020[https://stellakanagawa.nojima.co.jp/cn34/pg1260623.html 北野誠監督 続投のお知らせ], stellakanagawa.nojima.co.jp, 10 January 2020
Managerial statistics
Update; December 31, 2018[https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX07/?staff_id=3202 J.League Data Site]{{in lang|ja}}
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!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|From !rowspan="2"|To !colspan="5"|Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|Roasso Kumamoto
|align="left"|2009 |align="left"|2009 {{WDL|51|16|10|25}} | ||||
| align="left"|Kamatamare Sanuki
|align="left"|2014 |align="left"|2018 {{WDL|210|44|64|102}} | ||||
| align="left"|FC Gifu
|align="left"|2019 |align="left"|present {{WDL | | |
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!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|261|60|74|127}}
|}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{J.League manager}}
{{Roasso Kumamoto managers}}
{{Kamatamare Sanuki managers}}
{{FC Gifu managers}}
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Category:Association football people from Kagawa Prefecture
Category:Japanese men's footballers
Category:Japan Soccer League players
Category:Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Category:20th-century Japanese sportsmen
Category:Kashiwa Reysol players
Category:Kyoto Sanga FC players
Category:Japanese football managers
Category:Roasso Kumamoto managers
Category:Kamatamare Sanuki managers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Sportspeople from Takamatsu, Kagawa
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