is a former

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ese

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player. He used his name "石川康" until 2001.

Club career

Ishikawa established himself as one of the most unflappable defenders in the league as a side back at

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in the early 1990s, and he maintained that reputation for almost ten years. Though his speed on the overlap began to fade as he got older, Ishikawa was a key contributor on offense as well, with a very accurate cross. Born in

to a Japanese foreign affairs official, he began playing football at a young age for the renowned and prestigious Tahuichi Academy. Considering his good form, Ishikawa was selected to play for Bolivia in the 1985 U-16 World Championship held in China and the 1987 U-16 World Championship held in Canada. In his younger years, when he had the speed to outrun defenders down the right wing, he could be truly dangerous on both ends, but his specialty was always on defense. He developed good instincts and positioning during a short stint in

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, before the

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was created, and returned to

to join

in 1992 as one of the new league's young stars. He was a member of two championship teams with Verdy, and helped

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to an

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crown. Even though he maintained a steady performance down through the years, he was never considered for the Japan national team.

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* * 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Cruz de la Sierra Japanese footballers Bolivian footballers Bolivia youth international footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players Honda FC players Tokyo Verdy players Nagoya Grampus players Association football defenders Bolivian people of Japanese descent Bolivian emigrants to Japan Bolivian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Naturalized citizens of Japan {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub