Toru Kawashima

Toru Kawashima (川島 透) 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.