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Yusuke Kawakita

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Yusuke Kawakita
川北 裕介
Personal information
Full name Yusuke Kawakita
Date of birth (1978-05-13) May 13, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Osaka, Japan
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Thailand U23 (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1994–1996 Seifu High School
1997–2000 Kansai University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Ventforet Kofu 22 (0)
2003–2005 Tokushima Vortis 39 (0)
2006–2012 Ehime FC 109 (0)
Total 170 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Thailand U23 (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yusuke Kawakita (川北 裕介, Kawakita Yusuke, born May 13, 1978) is a Japanese football coach and former football player, who is the goalkeeper coach of Thailand U23.

Playing career

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Kawakita was born in Osaka Prefecture on May 13, 1978. After graduating from Kansai University, he joined J2 League club Ventforet Kofu in 2001. Although he played many matches from first season, he could not become a regular goalkeeper behind Hiromasa Azuma (2001) and Tatsuya Tsuruta (2002).[1][2] In 2003, he moved to Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical (later Tokushima Vortis). He became a regular goalkeeper in 2003. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2004. Although the club won the champions in 2004 season and was promoted to J2, he could not play at all in the match in 2005. In 2006, Kawakita moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Ehime FC. He battles with many goalkeeper for the position and played many matches every season and became a regular goalkeeper in 2011. However he could not play at all in the match behind new goalkeeper Yota Akimoto in 2012[3] and retired end of 2012 season.

Club statistics

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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
2001 Ventforet Kofu J2 League 13 0 3 0 0 0 16 0
2002 9 0 0 0 - 9 0
2003 Otsuka Pharmaceutical Football League 29 0 3 0 - 32 0
2004 10 0 0 0 - 10 0
2005 Tokushima Vortis J2 League 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2006 Ehime FC J2 League 24 0 2 0 - 26 0
2007 19 0 4 0 - 23 0
2008 21 0 2 0 - 23 0
2009 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2010 13 0 0 0 - 13 0
2011 32 0 2 0 - 34 0
2012 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
Total 170 0 16 0 0 0 186 0

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