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Club career

Kawaguchi was born in Hokkaido on October 11, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined Bellmare Hiratsuka (later ''Shonan Bellmare'') in 1997. He played often in 1999. He moved to Tokyo Verdy in 2002. However he did not play much and moved to his local club, the Consadole Sapporo in 2003. He retired at the end of the 2003 season.

National team career

In August 1995, Kawaguchi was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship. He played full time in all 3 matches.

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at consadeconsa.com 1978 births Living people Association football people from Hokkaido Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Shonan Bellmare players Tokyo Verdy players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Men's association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub