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Playing career

Tanioku was born in

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on October 18, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1997. The club was promoted to new league

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from 1999. He played many matches from 1999 and became a regular player as side back in 2000. However the club finished at bottom place for 3 years in a row (

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). In 2003, he moved to

(JFL) club

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(later ''Tokushima Vortis''). He played many matches and the club won the champions in 2005 and was promoted to J2 from 2005. In 2006, he moved to JFL club Sagawa Express Osaka (later ''Sagawa Shiga''). Although he played many matches in 2006, he could not play many matches from 2007 and retired end of 2009 season.

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* 1978 births Living people Association football people from Mie Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J2 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Japan Football League players Ventforet Kofu players Tokushima Vortis players Sagawa Shiga FC players Men's association football defenders 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub