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player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Club career

Fujishima was born in

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on April 8, 1950. After graduating from high school, he joined Nippon Kokan in 1969. The club won

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and

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. He retired in 1986. He was selected Best Eleven 4 times (

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and

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National team career

In September 1971, Fujishima was selected for the Japan national team for the 1972 Summer Olympics qualification. At that competition, on September 29, he debuted against

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. He also played in the

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and

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. He also served as captain from 1978. He played 65 games and scored seven goals for Japan until 1979.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Fujishima started a coaching career at Nippon Kokan. In 1999, he signed with

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club

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. He promoted the club to

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in 2001. He resigned in 2002.

Club statistics

National team statistics

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
1950 births Living people Association football people from Akita Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players NKK SC players Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games Japanese football managers Men's association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for Japan {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub