Toru Kawashima (川島 透, Kawashima Toru, June 4, 1970 – January 19, 2024) was a Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Otsuka Pharmaceutical.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 4, 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Date of death | January 19, 2024 (aged 53) | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Konko Daiichi High School | ||
| 1989–1990 | Chukyo University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | Gamba Osaka | ||
| 1996–1998 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 50 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Kawashima was born in Osaka Prefecture on June 4, 1970. After he dropped out of Chukyo University, he joined the Japan Soccer League club Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. However he did not play as much as Kenji Honnami and Hayato Okanaka. In 1996, he moved to the Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical. He played as a regular goalkeeper in 1996. However he gradually played less often during 1997 and he retired at the end of the 1998 season.
Death
Kawashima died on January 19, 2024, at the age of 53.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gamba Osaka[a] | 1991–92 | JSL Division 1 | ||||||||
| 1992 | J1 League | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | ||||||||||
| Otsuka Pharmaceutical | 1996 | Football League | 27 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 15 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||||
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | ||
References
External links
- Toru Kawashima at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- vortis.up