Toru Kawashima

Toru Kawashima
川島 透

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-06-04)June 4, 1970
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Date of death	January 19, 2024(2024-01-19) (aged 53)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1988	Konko Daiichi High School
1989–1990	Chukyo University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1995	Gamba Osaka
1996–1998	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	50	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Toru Kawashima (川島 透, Kawashima Toru, June 4, 1970 – January 19, 2024) was a Japanese footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Otsuka Pharmaceutical.

Career

Kawashima was born in Osaka Prefecture on June 4, 1970. After he dropped out of Chukyo University, he joined the Japan Soccer League club Matsushita Electric (later Gamba Osaka) in 1991. However he did not play as much as Kenji Honnami and Hayato Okanaka. In 1996, he moved to the Japan Football League club Otsuka Pharmaceutical. He played as a regular goalkeeper in 1996. However he gradually played less often during 1997 and he retired at the end of the 1998 season.

Death

Kawashima died on January 19, 2024, at the age of 53.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gamba Osaka	1991–92	JSL Division 1
	1992	J1 League	–				0	0	0	0
	1993		0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	1994		2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1995		0	0			–		0	0
	Total
Otsuka Pharmaceutical	1996	Football League	27	0			–		27	0
	1997		15	0			–		15	0
	1998		8	0			–		8	0
	Total		50	0	1	0	0	0	50	0
Career total			52	0	1	0	0	0	53	0

External links

• Toru Kawashima at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• vortis.up