is a former

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player. he the current goalkeeper coach

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club of

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Playing career

Kawano was born in

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on 7 November 1970. After graduating from high school, he joined

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(later ''Sanfrecce Hiroshima'') in 1989.Cerezo Osaka
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. However, from 1992, he played many matches because Maekawa was prone to injuries. In 1995, the club won the 2nd place

. In 1997, he moved to

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. In September 1997, he moved to

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on loan. He played many matches instead Japan national team player

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while left the club for 1998 World Cup qualification. After he returned to Grampus Eight in 1998, he moved to

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in 1999. He battles with

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for the position and he played many matches from 2001. However the club was relegated to

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in 2001. In 2002, he played many matches and the club won the 2nd place in J2 League. Althouogh the club was promoted to

from 2003, he retired end of 2002 season.

Coaching career

After the retirement, Kawano started coaching career at

in 2003. He mainly served as goalkeeper coach fop youth team until 2013. In 2014, he became a coach for top team.

Club statistics

References

External links

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1970 births Living people Association football people from Ōita Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Nagoya Grampus players Yokohama F. Marinos players Cerezo Osaka players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Japan-footy-goalkeeper-stub