is a former
Japan
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ese
football player.
Playing career
Azuma was born in
Kyoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Kyoto Prefecture has a population of 2,561,358 () and has a geographic area of . Kyoto Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the northeast, Shiga Prefecture ...
on July 10, 1966. After graduating from
Doshisha University, he joined
Japan Soccer League club
Matsushita Electric (later ''Gamba Osaka'') in 1989. Although he played many matches as defender, his opportunity to play decreased in 1993. In 1994, he moved to
Yokohama Flügels. Although he played in 2 seasons, he could not play many matches. In 1996, he moved to
Japan Football League
The , also known as simply the JFL, is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League 100 Year Plan club sta ...
club
Vissel Kobe. The club won the 2nd place in 1996 and was promoted to
J1 League
The , the J.League or the for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Japan and the highest level of the Japanese football league system.
Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation ...
. However he could not play at all in the match in 1997 and retired end of 1997 season.
Club statistics
References
External links
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f-sports.com
1966 births
Living people
Doshisha University alumni
Association football people from Kyoto Prefecture
Japanese men's footballers
J1 League players
Japan Football League (1992–1998) players
Gamba Osaka players
Yokohama Flügels players
Vissel Kobe players
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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