is a former

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ese

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player and manager.

Playing career

Mizushima was born in

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on 10 September 1964. In 1975, when he was 10 years old, he moved to Brazil and he joined

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youth team. In 1984, he signed with top team. After that, he played for São Bento, Portuguesa Desportos and

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. In 1989, he returned to Japan and joined

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. In 1991, he moved to

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(later ''Yokohama Flügels''). However he could hardly play in the match for injury and he retired end of 1992 season.

Coaching career

In 2014, Mizushima signed with

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and managed the club in 1 season. In 2019, he worked as assistant

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at the

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Club statistics

Managerial statistics

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References

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