is a former

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player. He is the current senior striker coach

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club of

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Playing career

Hasegawa was born in

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on August 17, 1979. He joined

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club

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from youth team in 1998. On March 28, he debuted against

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.J.League
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. However he did not play much after 2000. In 2002, he moved to the

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club

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. However he did not play much there, either. In 2003, he moved to the J2 club

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. Although he did not play much until 2004, he played all matches as left winger and scored 17 goals. The club also won third place and was promoted to J1 in 2006. However he did not play much in 2006. In August 2007, he moved to the J2 club

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. He played all matches as regular player. In 2008, he moved to the J2 club

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. However he did not play much. In 2009, he moved to the

club

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(later ''Giravanz Kitakyushu''). He played as a regular player and the club was promoted to J2 in 2010. In 2011, he moved to Urayasu SC. In 2014, he move to the Indian club

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. He retired in December 2014.

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* 1979 births Living people People from Adachi, Tokyo Association football people from Tokyo Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players I-League players Kashiwa Reysol players Albirex Niigata players Ventforet Kofu players Tokushima Vortis players Yokohama FC players Giravanz Kitakyushu players Briobecca Urayasu players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Japanese expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate men's footballers in India Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-1970s-stub