Ko Ishikawa

Ko Ishikawa (石川 巧, Ishikawa Ko, born March 10, 1970) is a Bolivian-Japanese former footballer. He used his name "石川 康" until 2001.^[1]

Ko Ishikawa
石川 巧

Personal information
Full name	Ko Ishikawa
Date of birth	(1970-03-10) March 10, 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Academia Tauichi Aguilera
1988	Bunan High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Honda	50	(0)
1992–1997	Verdy Kawasaki	134	(2)
1998–2002	Nagoya Grampus Eight	105	(2)
Total		289	(4)
Medal record Honda Runner-up JSL Cup 1991 Verdy Kawasaki Winner J1 League 1993 Winner J1 League 1994 Runner-up J1 League 1995 Winner J.League Cup 1992 Winner J.League Cup 1993 Winner J.League Cup 1994 Runner-up J.League Cup 1996 Winner Emperor's Cup 1996 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1992 Nagoya Grampus Eight Winner Emperor's Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ishikawa established himself as one of the most unflappable defenders in the league as a side back at Verdy Kawasaki in the early 1990s, and he maintained that reputation for almost ten years. Though his speed on the overlap began to fade as he got older, Ishikawa was a key contributor on offense as well, with a very accurate cross. Born in Bolivia to a Japanese foreign affairs official, he began playing football at a young age for the renowned and prestigious Academia Tahuichi Aguilera. Considering his good form, Ishikawa was selected to play for Bolivia in the 1985 U-16 World Championship held in China and the 1987 U-16 World Championship held in Canada.^[2] In his younger years, when he had the speed to outrun defenders down the right wing, he could be truly dangerous on both ends, but his specialty was always on defense. He developed good instincts and positioning during a short stint in Brazil, before the J1 League was created, and returned to Japan to join Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 as one of the new league's young stars. He was a member of two championship teams with Verdy, and helped Nagoya Grampus Eight to an Emperor's Cup crown.^[3] Even though he maintained a steady performance down through the years, he was never considered for the Japan national team.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1989/90	Honda	JSL Division 1	14	0			0	0	14	0
1990/91			17	0			4	0	21	0
1991/92			19	0			4	0	23	0
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		5	0	8	0	13	0
1993			22	1	2	0	7	0	31	1
1994			40	1	2	0	3	0	45	1
1995			27	0	1	0	-		28	0
1996			19	0	1	0	16	0	36	0
1997			26	0	2	0	6	0	34	0
1998	Nagoya Grampus Eight	J1 League	33	0	4	0	1	0	38	0
1999			29	0	3	0	6	0	38	1
2000			27	1	2	0	6	0	31	1
2001			15	0	0	0	4	0	19	0
2002			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total			289	4	22	0	65	0	376	4

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1993	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League
1994	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League

References

1. J.League
2. Ko Ishikawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
3. "Stats Centre: Ko Ishikawa Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2009-06-22.

External links

• Ko Ishikawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ko Ishikawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)