is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Isono was born in

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on January 8, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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in 1992. However he did not play in any matches while there. In 1995, he moved to the

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club Prima Ham Tsuchiura (later ''Mito HollyHock''). The club was promoted to the

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in 1997 and he played as a regular player. In 1999, the club joined the new

and was promoted to the

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in 2000. He retired at the end of the 2000 season.

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* 1974 births Living people Association football people from Gunma Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players Yokohama F. Marinos players Mito HollyHock players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub