is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Mukojima was born in

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on January 9, 1966. After graduating from

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, he joined

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in 1988. He played as regular player first season. In 1992, he moved to new club

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based in his local. He played many matches from first season and the club won the 2nd place

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and

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. However his opportunity to play decreased in 1996 and he moved to

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club

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in 1997. The club was promoted to

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in 1999 and

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in 2000. He retired end of 2001 season.

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* 1966 births Living people Kokushikan University alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan Soccer League players J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kawasaki Frontale players Men's association football forwards {{Japan-footy-forward-stub