is a former

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ese

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player and manager.

Playing career

Egawa was born in

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on January 31, 1966. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1984. He played as regular player as midfielder. The club won the 3rd place in 1985–86 and

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. In 1991, he moved to Toyota Motors (later ''Nagoya Grampus Eight''). Although he played as regular player, his opportunity to play decreased in 1994. In 1995, he moved to

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club Vissel Kobe. The club won the 2nd place in 1996 and was promoted to

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. He retired end of 1997 season.

Futsal career

In 1989, Egawa selected

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for 1989 Futsal World Championship in

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Coaching career

In 2002, Egawa became a manager for

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club

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based in his local

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...

. He managed the club until 2005.

Club statistics

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