is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Kawano was born in

Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2 (2,986 sq mi). Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kuma ...

on November 5, 1969. After graduating from

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, he joined the Urawa Reds in 1992. In 1992, he moved to the Argentine club Argentino Rosario on loan. In 1993, he returned to the Urawa Reds and played several matches as forward. However he did not play in any matches in 1994 and he moved to the

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club Vissel Kobe in 1996. The club was promoted to the

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in 1997. However he still was not played and he retired at the end of the 1997 season.

Club statistics

References

External links

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1969 births Living people Osaka University of Commerce alumni Association football people from Miyazaki Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Argentino de Rosario footballers Urawa Red Diamonds players Vissel Kobe players Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-stub