Rie Kimura

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Rie Kimura
Personal information
Full name Rie Kimura
Date of birth (1971-07-30) July 30, 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Youth career
1990–1993 Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2003 Speranza FC Takatsuki
National team
1996–2001 Japan 21 (0)
Honours
Speranza FC Takatsuki
Winner Nadeshiko League 1994
Runner-up Nadeshiko League Cup 1998
Representing  Japan
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Chinese Taipei
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Rie Kimura (木村 理恵, Kimura Rie, born July 30, 1971) is a former Japanese football player. She played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Kimura was born in Kyoto Prefecture on July 30, 1971. After graduating from Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences, she played for Speranza FC Takatsuki from 1994 to 2003.

On May 16, 1996, Kimura debuted for the Japan national team against United States. She played at 1999 and 2001 AFC Championship. She played 21 games for Japan until 2001.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 6 0
2000 6 0
2001 7 0
Total 21 0

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