is a former Japanese

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player who last played for

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club

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. He is currently the head coach of

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club Lansbury.

Playing career

Igawa was born in

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on October 30, 1982. He joined

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club

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from youth team in 2001. Although he debuted in 2001, he could hardly play in the match until 2003. In August 2003, he moved to

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club

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. He became a regular player immediately as right back of three back defense and the club was promoted to J1 from 2004. In 2005, although he played as regular player initially, he lost his regular position from May. In July 2004, he moved to J1 club

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. Although he played many matches in 2004, his opportunity to play decreased in 2005. In 2006, he moved to J1 club

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. He played many matches as center back for the club for a long time and the club won the 2nd place

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and 2009 J1 League. The club also won the 2nd place

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and 2016 J.League Cup. In 2017, although the club won the champions in

first major title in the club history, he could not play at all in the match. In January 2018, Igawa moved to

club

. Due to a contractual dispute with Eastern, he left the club on 8 February 2019. He stayed in Hong Kong after leaving Eastern and he retired at the end of the season. In August 2019, Igawa became the head coach of

club Lansbury.

Club statistics

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* 1982 births Living people Kansai University alumni Association football people from Osaka Prefecture Sportspeople from Osaka Japanese footballers Japanese football managers J1 League players J2 League players Hong Kong Premier League players Expatriate footballers in Hong Kong Japanese expatriate footballers Gamba Osaka players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Nagoya Grampus players Kawasaki Frontale players Eastern Sports Club footballers Association football defenders {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub