Kunie Kitamoto

{{short description|Japanese footballer}} {{Infobox football biography |name=Kunie Kitamoto<br/>北本久仁衛 |image= |image_size= |caption= |full_name=Kunie Kitamoto |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1981|9|18}} |birth_place=Nara, Nara, Japan |death_date= |death_place= |height=1.81 m |position=Defender |currentclub=Vissel Kobe (Assistant) |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1997–1999|youthclubs1=Nara Ikuei High School |years1=2000–2018|clubs1=Vissel Kobe|caps1=394|goals1=16 |years2=2019|clubs2=Simork|caps2=4|goals2=0 |years3=2019|clubs3=Chamchuri United|caps3=|goals3= |totalcaps=398|totalgoals=16 |nationalyears1=|nationalteam1=|nationalcaps1=|nationalgoals1= |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= |club-update= |nationalteam-update= }} {{Nihongo|'''Kunie Kitamoto'''|北本久仁衛|Kitamoto Kunie|born September 18, 1981}} is a Japanese football player, he is currently assistant manager of Vissel Kobe.<ref>{{J.League player}}</ref>

==Playing career== Kitamoto was born in Nara on September 18, 1981. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Vissel Kobe in 2000. He debuted in 2001 and became a regular player as center back in 2002. Although Vissel played in J2 League in 2006 season, played in J1 for a long time. He also played many matches as regular player for a long time. However Vissel was relegated to J2 again end of 2012 season. Although the club was promoted to J1 in a year, his opportunity to play decreased from 2013 season. After 19 years at Vissel Kobe, Kitamoto left the club after the 2018 season.<ref>[https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/15576.html DF北本久仁衛選手契約満了のお知らせ], vissel-kobe.co.jp, 8 December 2018</ref>

==Club statistics== <ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/J1-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E7%89%88-2018-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411521 "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)"], 7 February 2018, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411529}} (p. 72 out of 289)</ref><ref>Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, [https://www.amazon.co.jp/2016J1-J2-J3%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B%E5%90%8D%E9%91%91-NSK-MOOK/dp/4905411335/ref=pd_cp_14_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1N6B11BBGDQ32GYF7MWJ "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑"], 10 February 2016, Japan, {{ISBN|978-4905411338}} (p. 98 out of 289)</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=3 | Club performance ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Cup ! colspan=2 | League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- ! Season !! Club !! League ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals ! Apps !! Goals |- ! colspan=3 | Japan ! colspan=2 | League ! colspan=2 | Emperor's Cup ! colspan=2 | J.League Cup ! colspan=2 | Total |- |2000||rowspan="19"|Vissel Kobe||rowspan="6"|J1 League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2001||6||0||2||0||2||0||10||0 |- |2002||22||1||1||0||0||0||23||1 |- |2003||24||1||3||0||2||0||29||1 |- |2004||27||2||0||0||6||0||33||2 |- |2005||33||1||1||0||6||0||40||1 |- |2006||J2 League||43||5||0||0||colspan="2"|-||43||5 |- |2007||rowspan="6"|J1 League||33||2||2||0||6||0||41||2 |- |2008||28||0||2||0||5||0||35||0 |- |2009||32||1||3||0||6||0||41||1 |- |2010||33||0||0||0||6||0||39||0 |- |2011||34||2||1||0||2||0||37||2 |- |2012||29||0||0||0||3||0||32||0 |- |2013||J2 League||10||0||1||1||colspan="2"|-||11||1 |- |2014||rowspan="5"|J1 League||7||0||0||0||2||0||9||0 |- |2015||12||0||2||0||2||0||14||0 |- |2016||14||1||0||0||3||0||17||1 |- |2017||6||0||2||0||3||0||11||0 |- |2018||1||0||0||0||6||0||7||0 |- ! colspan=3 | Career total !394||16||20||1||60||0||474||17 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{FIFA player|198750}} *{{J.League player|6131}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitamoto, Kunie}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Football people from Nara Prefecture Category:Japanese men's footballers Category:J1 League players Category:J2 League players Category:Vissel Kobe players Kunie Kitamoto Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Sportspeople from Nara (city) Category:21st-century Japanese sportsmen