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ese former

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player.

Club career

Ishikawa was born in Fujieda on December 25, 1979. After graduating from the

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, he joined the

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in 2002. He gradually played more often as left side back during the first season and the Antlers won the championship in the 2002 J.League Cup and second place in the

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and 2003 J.League Cup. However he did not play as often after

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came to the Antlers in 2004. In May 2006, he moved to

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and played more often. He moved to

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in 2007. He became a regular player as a left side back for a long time. In 2014, he played as left stopper of a three-back defense. He retired at the end of the 2017 season.

National team career

In April 1999, when Ishikawa was a

student, he was selected by the Japan U-20 national team for the 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played five matches and Japan won second place.

Club statistics

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and Promotion Playoffs to J1.

Honors and awards

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runner-up:

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* * 1979 births Living people University of Tsukuba alumni Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashima Antlers players Tokyo Verdy players Montedio Yamagata players Men's association football defenders People from Fujieda, Shizuoka {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub