is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Nishikawa was born in

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on May 27, 1977. After graduating from

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, he joined newly was promoted to

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club,

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in 2000. He became a regular player as midfielder. However he could not play at all in the match from July and left the club in September. In 2003, he joined his local club

Kanazawa SC Zweigen Kanazawa (ツエーゲン金沢, ''Tsuēgen Kanazawa'') is a Japanese football club based in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, Japan's 2nd tier of professional league football. History The club was form ...

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. In 2004, he moved to Regional Leagues club Matto FC (later ''Ferverosa Ishikawa Hakusan FC''). He played many matches until 2006. However he could hardly play in the match in 2007 and retired end of 2007 season.

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* 1977 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Ishikawa Prefecture Japanese footballers J2 League players Mito HollyHock players Zweigen Kanazawa players Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub