Eiji Kawashima
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eiji Kawashima | ||
| Date of birth | March 20, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Saitama, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lierse | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001-2003 2004-2006 2007-2010 2010-2012 2012- |
Omiya Ardija Nagoya Grampus Eight Kawasaki Frontale Lierse Standard Liège | ||
| National team | |||
| 2008- | Japan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kawashima.
Eiji Kawashima (川島 永嗣, Kawashima Eiji, born March 20, 1983) is a Japanese professional sportsman. He is best known as an association football player.[1] He has played for the Japan national football team.[2]
Career[change | change source]
Kawasaki played for three J. League clubs before moving to Europe to be a goalkeeper for Lierse and Standard Liège.[3]
As a member of Japan's national team, Kawashima helped develop a program to improve the foreign language skills of Japanese athletes and coaches who play and coach internationally. He is fluent in English and Italian. He works to improve speaking and listening skills in Dutch, French and Portuguese skills.[3]
Club career statistics[change | change source]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J. League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2001 | Omiya Ardija[1] | J. League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2003 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2004 | Nagoya Grampus[1] | J. League 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 12 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Kawasaki Frontale[1] | J. League 1 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2008 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | ||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Lierse[1] | |||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | ||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Standard Liège[1] | |||||||||||
| Country | Japan | 160 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 212 | 0 | |
| Total | 160 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 212 | 0 | ||
International career statistics[change | change source]
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Soccerway.com, E. Kwashima; retrieved 2012-8-29.
- ↑ NationalFootballTeams.com, Eiji Kwashima; retrieved 2012-8-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nagatsuka, Kaz. "Language skills key for Kawashima," Japan Times June 17, 2012; excerpt, "Kawashima noted how vital it is to be able to communicate with teammates and coaches in their native languages... 'and that leads to maximizing your performance'"; retrieved 2012-8-29 (archived)
Other websites[change | change source]
- (in Japanese) Japan National Football Team Database
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