is a former

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ese

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player.

Club career

Teshima was born in

Iizuka is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 124,757 in 63833 households, and a population density of 580 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Iizuka is the central city of the Chikuh ...

on June 7, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1998. However the club was disbanded end of 1998 season due to financial strain, he moved to

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(later ''Kyoto Sanga FC'') with contemporaries

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and so on in 1999. He played many matches as center back. The club won the champions

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. In 2006, he moved to big club

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. However he could not play in the match and returned to Kyoto in April 2006. In 2009, he lost his opportunity to play and retired end of 2009 season.

National team career

In April 1999, Teshima was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1999 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played full time in all 7 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. He played as center back on three backs defense with

and Koji Nakata.

Club statistics

Honors and awards

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runner-up:

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* * 1979 births Living people People from Iizuka, Fukuoka Association football people from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japan men's youth international footballers 21st-century Japanese sportsmen J1 League players J2 League players Yokohama Flügels players Kyoto Sanga FC players Gamba Osaka players Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub