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Dave Kitson

デイヴ・キットソン　/　でいゔ・きっとそん

Association football player from United Kingdom

January 21, 1980 (age 46)　・　Hitchin, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

Dave Kitson is the kind of footballer I instinctively root for. He did not arrive through an academy conveyor belt; he came up through non-league sides like Hitchin and Arlesey before Cambridge United, then earned a real move to Reading in 2003. That is a grafter's path, and at 191 cm he learned to make his frame count as a goalscorer rather than just a tall presence. I have a soft spot for players forged in the unglamorous lower divisions, because their success is unmistakably earned. Kitson struck me as honest and a touch unpolished in the best way, and that authenticity is what I remember most.

Overview

David Barry Kitson (born 21 January 1980) is an English former professional footballer. Kitson began his career with non-league Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town before he joined Cambridge United in 2001 and became one of the brightest prospects in the Third Division, which led to him being signed by Reading in 2003 for a fee of £150,000.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Dave Kitson
Name (Japanese): デイヴ・キットソン
Reading: でいゔ・きっとそん
Born: January 21, 1980 (age 46)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Hitchin, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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