is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Koike was born in

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on November 10, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined the

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 associate membership amo ...

club Tokyo Gas (later ''FC Tokyo'') in 1993. He played many matches as right side back from 1994. However his opportunity to play decreased behind newcomer

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in 1996. The club was promoted to the new

J2 League The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Ya ...

in 1999. He was also converted to defensive midfielder and played many matches again. The club won second place in 1999 and was promoted to the

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in 2000. Although he played as a regular player in 2000, he could not play at all in the match behind new members Fumitake Miura and

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in 2001. In August 2001, he moved to the J2 club Mito HollyHock and played as a regular player. In 2002, he moved to the J2 club

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. However he could hardly play in any matches. In 2003, he moved to Mito HollyHock again. However he could hardly play in any matches and retired at the end of the 2003 season.

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1974 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players FC Tokyo players Mito HollyHock players Shonan Bellmare players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub