Yoshifumi Fujisawa

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Yoshifumi Fujisawa
Born (1976-02-12) February 12, 1976 (age 47)
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Furukawa Ice Hockey Club
Colorado Gold Kings
Nikkō Ice Bucks
National teamFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Playing career 19952004

Yoshifumi Fujisawa (born February 12, 1976) is a Japanese ice hockey coach. He coached the Japanese national team at the 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship. [1]

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