is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Iwai was born in

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on January 31, 1967. After graduating from

Tokai University is a private non-sectarian higher education institution located in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded by Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae. It was accredited under Japan's old educational system in 1946 and under the new system in 1950. In 2008, Tokai Un ...

, he joined

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(later ''Yokohama Flügels'') in 1989. He became a regular player as center back for the first season. The club won the championship at the

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and

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. In 1996, he moved to the newly promoted

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club,

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. He retired at the end of the 1998 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

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j-league.or.jp
1967 births Living people Tokai University alumni Association football people from Saitama Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Yokohama Flügels players Avispa Fukuoka players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1960s-stub