is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Azuma was born in

Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...

on August 29, 1977. After graduating from

Komazawa University , abbreviated as 駒大 ''Komadai'', is one of the oldest universities in Japan. Its history starts in 1592, when a seminary was established to be a center of learning for the young monks of the Sōtō sect, one of the two main Zen Buddhist trad ...

, he joined

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club

Ventforet Kofu is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu. The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...

in 2000. Although he could hardly play in the match behind Tomohiko Ito in 2000, he played many matches in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind new member

Tatsuya Tsuruta is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Tsuruta was born in Fuji on September 9, 1982. He joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse from youth team in 2001. However he could not play at all in the match behind Masanori Sanada. In 2002, ...

in 2002 and retired end of 2002 season.

Club statistics

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* 1977 births Living people Komazawa University alumni Association football people from Wakayama Prefecture Japanese footballers J2 League players Ventforet Kofu players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub