Takayuki Fujikawa
Takayuki Fujikawa (藤川 孝幸, Fujikawa Takayuki, October 10, 1962 – November 15, 2018) was a Japanese football player.
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| Full name | Takayuki Fujikawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | November 15, 2018 (aged 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1980 | Yomiuri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1995 | Verdy Kawasaki | 82 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 82 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Fujikawa was born in Kawasaki on October 10, 1962. He joined Japan Soccer League club Yomiuri (later Verdy Kawasaki) from youth team in 1981. He played many matches as goalkeeper in 1985–86 season. After that, he battles with Shinkichi Kikuchi for the position for a long time. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and founded new league J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased behind Kikuchi. He retired end of 1995 season.
Coaching career
After retirement, Fujikawa started coaching career at Verdy Kawasaki in 1996. He served goalkeeper coach until 2000. From 2001, he coached at many J.League clubs, Vissel Kobe (2001–2004), Vegalta Sendai (2005), Cerezo Osaka (2007) and Avispa Fukuoka (2008–2009). He also managed Konan University (2006) and International Budo University (2010). In May 2017, he became a chairman for Tokachi FC (later Hokkaido Tokachi Sky Earth).[1]
On November 15, 2018, Fujikawa died of stomach cancer at the age of 56.[2]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1981 | Yomiuri | JSL Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985/86 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 1986/87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1987/88 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1988/89 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1989/90 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1990/91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Verdy Kawasaki | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 82 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 0 | ||
References
- "ヴェルディ黄金期のGK藤川孝幸 指導者からビジネスマンへ、50代での華麗な転身". www.football-zone.net (in Japanese).
- 訃報. hokkaido-tokachi-skyearth.jp (in Japanese). 20 November 2018.
