Makoto Kitano

Makoto Kitano (北野 誠, Kitano Makoto, born July 17, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Makoto Kitano
北野 誠
Personal information
Full name Makoto Kitano
Date of birth (1967-07-17) July 17, 1967
Place of birth Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1983–1985 Teikyo High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1992 Hitachi
1993–1995 Kyoto Purple Sanga
Teams managed
2009 Roasso Kumamoto
2010–2018 Kamatamare Sanuki
2019 FC Gifu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

In June 2019, Kitano signed with J2 club FC Gifu and became a manager as Takeshi Oki successor.[2]

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[3]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Roasso Kumamoto 2009 2009 51 16 10 25 031.37
Kamatamare Sanuki 2014 2018 210 44 64 102 020.95
FC Gifu 2019 present
Total 261 60 74 127 022.99

References
  1. Kagawa Prefecture(in Japanese)
  2. FC Gifu(in Japanese)
  3. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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