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is a former Japanese football player.


Playing career

Iio was born in
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,
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on April 10, 1980. He joined the J1 League club
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in 1999. On August 7, he debuted as defensive midfielder against
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/ref> However, he did not play in any other matches. In 2000, he moved to the J2 League club
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. He became a regular player as center back and the club was promoted to J1 in 2002. However, he did not play in many matches in 2002 and left the club at the end of the 2002 season. After the
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club Okinawa Kariyushi FC (2003) and Shizuoka FC (2004), he joined the J2 club
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in 2005. He became a regular player and played often as center back for a long time. However, his playing time decreased in 2010. In 2011, he moved to the J2 club
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, though he did not play much. In August 2011, he moved to the
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club
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. He played often as regular center back and the club was promoted to J2 in 2012. He did not play as much in 2013 and retired at the end of the 2014 season.


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* 1980 births Living people Association football people from Tokyo Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Tokyo Verdy players Vegalta Sendai players Sagan Tosu players Yokohama FC players Matsumoto Yamaga FC players Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub