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Yusuke Igawa
井川 祐輔

Personal information
Full name	Yusuke Igawa
Date of birth	(1982-10-30) October 30, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Lansbury (Head coach)
Youth career
1995–2000	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Gamba Osaka	1	(0)
2003–2004	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	21	(1)
2004–2005	Nagoya Grampus Eight	23	(0)
2006–2017	Kawasaki Frontale	229	(3)
2018–2019	Eastern	15	(1)
Total		289	(5)
Teams managed
2019–	Lansbury
Honours Kawasaki Frontale Winner J1 League 2017 Runner-up J1 League 2006 Runner-up J1 League 2008 Runner-up J1 League 2009 Runner-up J.League Cup 2007 Runner-up J.League Cup 2009 Runner-up J.League Cup 2017 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2016
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 13, 2018. † Appearances (Goals).

Yusuke Igawa (井川 祐輔, Igawa Yūsuke, born October 30, 1982) is a former Japanese football player who last played for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Third Division club Lansbury.

Playing career

Igawa was born in Osaka on October 30, 1982. He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from youth team in 2001. Although he debuted in 2001, he could hardly play in the match until 2003. In August 2003, he moved to J2 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He became a regular player immediately as right back of three back defense and the club was promoted to J1 from 2004. In 2005, although he played as regular player initially, he lost his regular position from May. In July 2004, he moved to J1 club Nagoya Grampus Eight. Although he played many matches in 2004, his opportunity to play decreased in 2005. In 2006, he moved to J1 club Kawasaki Frontale. He played many matches as center back for the club for a long time and the club won the 2nd place 2006, 2008 and 2009 J1 League. The club also won the 2nd place 2007, 2009 Emperor's Cup and 2016 J.League Cup. In 2017, although the club won the champions in J1 League first major title in the club history, he could not play at all in the match.

In January 2018, Igawa moved to Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. Due to a contractual dispute with Eastern, he left the club on 8 February 2019. He stayed in Hong Kong after leaving Eastern and he retired at the end of the season.

In August 2019, Igawa became the head coach of Hong Kong Third Division club Lansbury.

Club statistics

Updated to 13 May 2018.

See also

In Spanish: Yusuke Igawa para niños