Ko Ishikawa

Ko Ishikawa (石川 巧, Ishikawa Ko, born March 10, 1970) is a former Bolivian-Japanese football player. 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
Place of birth Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

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 Tahuichi Academy. 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
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1989/90HondaJSL Division 114000140
1990/9117040210
1991/9219040230
1992Verdy KawasakiJ1 League-5080130
19932212070311
19944012030451
199527010-280
199619010160360
19972602060340
1998Nagoya Grampus EightJ1 League3304010380
19992903060381
20002712060311
20011500040190
200210000010
Total 28942206503764

Club titles
Season Club Title
1993Verdy KawasakiJ1 League
1994Verdy KawasakiJ1 League
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References
  1. J.League
  2. Ko Ishikawa – FIFA competition record
  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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