What is Akira Kitaguchi?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Akira Kitaguchi |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Akira Kitaguchi |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1935|3|8}} |birth_place=[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.72}} |position=[[Forward]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1950–1952|youthclubs1=[[Meisei High School]] |youthyears2=1953–1956|youthclubs2=[[Kwansei Gakuin University]] |years1=1957–1966|clubs1=[[Urawa Reds|Mitsubishi Motors]]|caps1=4|goals1=0 |totalcaps=4|totalgoals=0 |nationalyears1=1958–1959|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=10|nationalgoals1=1 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= }} {{Nihongo|'''Akira Kitaguchi'''|北口 晃|Kitaguchi Akira|born March 8, 1935}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Kitaguchi was born in [[Osaka Prefecture]] on March 8, 1935. After graduating from [[Kwansei Gakuin University]], he joined [[Urawa Reds|Mitsubishi Motors]] in 1957. In 1965, Mitsubishi Motors joined new league [[Japan Soccer League]]. He retired in 1966. He played 4 games in the league. In 1956, when Kitaguchi was a [[Kwansei Gakuin University]] student, he was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Summer Olympics]] in [[Melbourne]], but he did not play in the match.<ref>[http://samuraiblue.jp/timeline/19561127/ Japan Football Association]{{in lang|ja}}</ref> In May 1958, he was selected Japan for [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958 Asian Games]]. At this competition, on May 26, he debuted against [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]]. He played 10 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1959. ==Statistics== <ref>[http://www.jfootball-db.com/en/players/kitaguchi_akira.html Japan National Football Team Database]</ref> {{Football player national team statistics|JPN}} |- |1958||3||1 |- |1959||7||0 |- !Total||10||1 |}