Ko Ishikawa (石川 巧, Ishikawa Ko, born March 10, 1970) is a Bolivian-Japanese former footballer. He used his name "石川 康" until 2001.[1]

Ko Ishikawa
石川 巧
Personal information
Full name Ko Ishikawa
Date of birth (1970-03-10) March 10, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Academia Tauichi Aguilera
1988 Bunan High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Honda 50 (0)
1992–1997 Verdy Kawasaki 134 (2)
1998–2002 Nagoya Grampus Eight 105 (2)
Total 289 (4)
Medal record
Honda
Runner-up JSL Cup 1991
Verdy Kawasaki
Winner J1 League 1993
Winner J1 League 1994
Runner-up J1 League 1995
Winner J.League Cup 1992
Winner J.League Cup 1993
Winner J.League Cup 1994
Runner-up J.League Cup 1996
Winner Emperor's Cup 1996
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Winner Emperor's Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Ishikawa established himself as one of the most unflappable defenders in the league as a side back at Verdy Kawasaki in the early 1990s, and he maintained that reputation for almost ten years. Though his speed on the overlap began to fade as he got older, Ishikawa was a key contributor on offense as well, with a very accurate cross. Born in Bolivia to a Japanese foreign affairs official, he began playing football at a young age for the renowned and prestigious Academia Tahuichi Aguilera. Considering his good form, Ishikawa was selected to play for Bolivia in the 1985 U-16 World Championship held in China and the 1987 U-16 World Championship held in Canada.[2] In his younger years, when he had the speed to outrun defenders down the right wing, he could be truly dangerous on both ends, but his specialty was always on defense. He developed good instincts and positioning during a short stint in Brazil, before the J1 League was created, and returned to Japan to join Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 as one of the new league's young stars. He was a member of two championship teams with Verdy, and helped Nagoya Grampus Eight to an Emperor's Cup crown.[3] Even though he maintained a steady performance down through the years, he was never considered for the Japan national team.

Club statistics

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Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1989/90 Honda JSL Division 1 14 0 0 0 14 0
1990/91 17 0 4 0 21 0
1991/92 19 0 4 0 23 0
1992 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League - 5 0 8 0 13 0
1993 22 1 2 0 7 0 31 1
1994 40 1 2 0 3 0 45 1
1995 27 0 1 0 - 28 0
1996 19 0 1 0 16 0 36 0
1997 26 0 2 0 6 0 34 0
1998 Nagoya Grampus Eight J1 League 33 0 4 0 1 0 38 0
1999 29 0 3 0 6 0 38 1
2000 27 1 2 0 6 0 31 1
2001 15 0 0 0 4 0 19 0
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 289 4 22 0 65 0 376 4

Club titles

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Season Club Title
1993 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League
1994 Verdy Kawasaki J1 League

References

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  1. ^ J.League
  2. ^ Ko IshikawaFIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Stats Centre: Ko Ishikawa Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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