Tsuyoshi Tanikawa
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| Full name | Tsuyoshi Tanikawa | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 25, 1980 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | →Ventforet Kofu (loan) | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | New Hampshire Phantoms | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Mito HollyHock | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | FC Machida Zelvia | 33 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 63 | (9) | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Tsuyoshi Tanikawa (谷川 烈, Tanikawa Tsuyoshi; born April 25, 1980) is a former Japanese football player.
Tanikawa was born in Shizuoka on April 25, 1980. He joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse from youth team in 1999. On March 27, he debuted as left side back against Kashiwa Reysol.[1][2] However he could hardly play in the match until 2001. In August 2001, he moved to J2 League club Ventforet Kofu on loan. After the transfer, he played full time in all matches as center back. In 2002, he returned to Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could hardly play in the match. In 2003, he moved to United States and joined New Hampshire Phantoms. In 2004, he returned to Japan and joined J2 club Mito HollyHock. However he could not play many matches. In 2005, he moved to Prefectural Leagues club FC Machida Zelvia. He played many matches and the club was promoted to Regional Leagues from 2006. He retired end of 2007 season.
