is a former

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Ishii was born on July 7, 1951. After graduating from

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, he joined Furukawa Electric in 1976. The club won the league champions in

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and 1985–86. The club also won 1976 Emperor's Cup,

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and 1986 JSL Cup. He retired in 1986. He played 149 games and scored 5 goals in the league. He was selected Best Eleven in

National team career

On February 12, 1974, when Ishii was a

student, he debuted for the Japan national team against

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. In September, he was selected by Japan for the

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. He also played in the

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. He played 15 games for Japan until 1979.Japan National Football Team Database
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Club statistics

National team statistics

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1951 births Living people Chuo University alumni Japanese men's footballers Japan men's international footballers Japan Soccer League players JEF United Chiba players Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Men's association football defenders Asian Games footballers for Japan 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1950s-stub