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player and manager. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Echigo was born in Mie District, Mie on December 28, 1965. After graduating from high school, he joined

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(later ''JEF United Ichihara'') in 1984. The club won 1985–86 Japan Soccer League and 1986 JSL Cup. In Asia, the club won 1986 Asian Club Championship. This is first Asian champions as Japanese club. In 1995, he moved to

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(later ''Vegalta Sendai''). He retired in 1999.

National team career

On July 25, 1986, Echigo debuted for Japan national team against

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. He also played at 1986 Asian Games. In 1987, he was selected Japan for 1988 Summer Olympics qualification. He played 6 games and scored 1 goal for Japan until 1987.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Echigo started coaching career at

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in 2000. He served as a coach until 2004. In 2007, he signed with JEF United Chiba and became a manager for Reserve team. In 2011, he moved to Vegalta Sendai and served as manager for youth team. In 2017, he became a manager for Mynavi Vegalta Sendai Ladies. In 2017 season, the club was finished at 4th place. However in 2018 season, the club won only 1 match in 9 matches and he resigned in June.Mynavi Vegalta Sendai
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on January 19, 2019, and in 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup almost led the team to its first world cup since 1991.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* 1965 births Living people Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players JEF United Chiba players Vegalta Sendai players Japanese football managers Chinese Taipei women's national football team managers Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub