Takehiko Kawanishi

Takehiko Kawanishi
川西武彦
Personal information
Full name	Takehiko Kawanishi
Date of birth	October 9, 1938 (age 82)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Empire of Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1954–1956
1957–1960	Rikkyo University
Senior career*
National team
Toyo Industries
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Takehiko Kawanishi (川西武彦, Kawanishi Takehiko, born October 9, 1938) is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career[]

Kawanishi was born in Hiroshima Prefecture on October 9, 1938. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he joined his local club Toyo Industries in 1961. In 1965, Toyo Industries joined new league Japan Soccer League. He retired in 1966. He did not play in the league.

In December 1959, when he was a Rikkyo University student, he was selected Japan national team for 1960 Summer Olympics qualification. At this qualification, on December 20, he debuted against South Korea. He played 8 games for Japan until 1962.^[1]

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