Ko Ishikawa

Ko Ishikawa

Personal information
Full name	Ko Ishikawa
Date of birth	(1970-03-10) March 10, 1970
Place of birth	Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1983-1988	Tahuichi Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989-1992	Honda	50	(0)
1992-1997	Verdy Kawasaki	134	(2)
1998-2002	Nagoya Grampus Eight	115	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ko Ishikawa (born March 10, 1970 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia) is a former Japanese-Bolivian football defender (Right back).

Career

Ko Ishikawa established himself as one of the most unflappable defenders in the league as a wing 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 Tahuichi Academy. Considering his good form, Ishikawa was selected to play for Bolivia in the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship held in China and the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship held in Canada. 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 J.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 Grampus to an Emperor's Cup crown. 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	J. League 1	-		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	J. League 1	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
Country	Japan		289	4	22	0	65	0	376	4
Total			289	4	22	0	65	0	376	4

Club titles

Season	Club	Title
1993	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League
1994	Verdy Kawasaki	J. League