was a Japanese

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er who played as a

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for Otsuka Pharmaceutical.

Career

Kawashima was born in

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on June 4, 1970. After he dropped out of

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, he joined the

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club

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(later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1991. However he did not play as much as Kenji Honnami and Hayato Okanaka. In 1996, he moved to the

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club Otsuka Pharmaceutical. He played as a regular goalkeeper in 1996. However he gradually played less often during 1997 and he retired at the end of the 1998 season.

Death

Kawashima died on January 19, 2024, at the age of 53.

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