Tetsuji Hashiratani

Tetsuji Hashiratani
柱谷哲二
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Personal information
Full name	Tetsuji Hashiratani
Date of birth	July 15, 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1980–1982	Kyoto Shogyo High School
College career
Years	Team
1983–1986	Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1992	Nissan Motors
1992–1998	Verdy Kawasaki
Total
International career
1988–1995	Japan
Managerial career
2002	Consadole Sapporo
2008	Tokyo Verdy
2011–2015	Mito HollyHock
2016	Gainare Tottori
2017	Vanraure Hachinohe
2018	Giravanz Kitakyushu
Medal record
Nissan Motors
Verdy Kawasaki
Representing Japan
AFC Asian Cup
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tetsuji Hashiratani (柱谷哲二, Hashiratani Tetsuji, born July 15, 1964) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His elder brother Koichi Hashiratani is also a former footballer.

Club career

Hashiratani was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He played as defender and defensive midfielder. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motors in 1987. From 1988 to 1990, the club won all three major title in Japan; Japan Soccer League, JSL Cup and Emperor's Cup for 2 years in a row. In 1990s, the club won 1990 JSL Cup, 1991 and 1992 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won 1991–92 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional league J1 League was founded. The club won the league champions in 1993 and 1994. The club also won 1992, 1993, 1994 J.League Cup and 1996 Emperor's Cup. He was a central player in golden era in both clubs history. He retired in 1998. He was selected Best Eleven for 6 years in a row (1989/90-1995).

He was the first chairman of the J.League Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA).

National team career

Hashiratani was capped 72 times and scored 6 goals for the Japan national team from 1988 to 1995.^[1] He was a member of the Japan team for the 1992 Asian Cup which Japan won. He was the captain when Japan's hope to play in the 1994 World Cup finals was dashed by a late Iraqi equaliser in the final qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as the Agony of Doha.

Coaching career

He succeeded Takeshi Okada as the manager of Consadole Sapporo at the beginning of the 2002 season. However, he was sacked after only seven matches. The club was relegated to J2 League that season. Then he coached Kokushikan University and Urawa Reds. He was a coach at Tokyo Verdy from 2006 to 2007. He was promoted to the manager of the club in 2008 but fired by the Verdy after the season. He would later return in 2010 to coach Kokushikan University. He was called back to professional managing once more, as he was announced to lead Mito HollyHock from the 2011 season. After poor results leaving Mito in the relegation zone, he was sacked in the middle of the 2015 season. He was signed to manage J3 League-team Gainare Tottori from the 2016 season, but he lasted only season before signing for JFL's Vanraure Hachinohe.^[2]^[3] He resigned end of 2017 season. He signed with Giravanz Kitakyushu as Hitoshi Morishita successor in June 2018.^[4] The club finished 2018 season at bottom place of 17 club and he resigned end of 2018 season.^[5]

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1987/88	Nissan Motors	JSL Division 1	12	0					12	0
1988/89			22	0					22	0
1989/90			21	2			4	0	25	2
1990/91			20	0			4	0	24	0
1991/92			22	0			3	0	25	0
1992	Verdy Kawasaki	J1 League	-		5	0	11	0	16	0
1993			31	3	2	0	1	0	34	3
1994			40	2	2	0	3	0	45	2
1995			46	5	2	0	-		48	5
1996			22	2	0	0	10	0	32	2
1997			16	0	2	0	3	0	21	0
1998			28	1	3	0	2	0	33	1
Total			280	15	16	0	41	0	341	11

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1988	5	1
1989	10	0
1990	6	1
1991	2	1
1992	11	0
1993	14	2
1994	9	1
1995	15	0
Total	72	6

Managerial statistics

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Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Consadole Sapporo	2002	2002	13	2	4	7	015.38
Tokyo Verdy	2008	2008	40	10	10	20	025.00
Mito HollyHock	2011	2015	181	55	51	75	030.39
Gainare Tottori	2016	2016	30	8	6	16	026.67
Giravanz Kitakyushu	2018	2018	19	4	7	8	021.05
Total			253	71	70	112	028.06

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Japan Soccer League Most Valuable Player: 1988-89
J1 League Best Eleven: 1993, 1994, 1995

Team Honors

1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

References

^ ^a ^b Japan National Football Team Database
^ Gainare Tottori(in Japanese)
^ Vanraure Hachinohe(in Japanese)
^ Giravanz Kitakyushu Archived 2019-08-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
^ Giravanz Kitakyushu Archived 2019-09-24 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)
^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

External links

Tetsuji Hashiratani – FIFA competition record (archived)
Tetsuji Hashiratani at National-Football-Teams.com
Japan National Football Team Database
Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Profile at Vanraure Hachinohe Archived 2018-08-16 at the Wayback Machine

[JNFTD-1] Japan National Football Team Database

[2] Gainare Tottori(in Japanese)

[3] Vanraure Hachinohe(in Japanese)

[4] Giravanz Kitakyushu Archived 2019-08-28 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

[5] Giravanz Kitakyushu Archived 2019-09-24 at the Wayback Machine(in Japanese)

[6] J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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