is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kawamae was born in

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on August 20, 1971. After graduating from high school, he joined

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(later ''Cerezo Osaka'') in 1990. He became a regular player as center back from 1991. The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to

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. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1996 and he could not play at all in the match in 1997. In 1998, he moved to

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club Sagan Tosu. He became a regular player and the club was promoted to

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from 1999. In 2004, he moved to

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. However he could not become a regular player. In 2005, he moved to

club

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. He played as regular player in 2 seasons and retired end of 2006 season.

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* 1971 births Living people Association football people from Kagawa Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players Cerezo Osaka players Sagan Tosu players Mito HollyHock players Kataller Toyama players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub