About Toru Kawashima
Lived 1970 – 2024 (aged 53). Toru Kawashima was a Japanese association football player.
was a Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Otsuka Pharmaceutical.
Career Kawashima was born in Osaka Prefecture on June 4, 1970. After he dropped out of Chukyo University, he joined the Japan Soccer League club Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. However he did not play as much as Kenji Honnami and Hayato Okanaka. In 1996, he moved to the Japan Football League 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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Japanese association football player (1970–2024)
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Toru Kawashima was born on 4 June 1970 in Osaka Prefecture.
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Toru Kawashima died on 19 January 2024.
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Toru Kawashima was an association football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Toru Kawashima. https://biography.guide/toru-kawashima/
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