Tetsuji Hashiratani

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.

Tetsuji Hashiratani
柱谷 哲二
Personal information
Full name Tetsuji Hashiratani
Date of birth (1964-07-15) July 15, 1964
Place of birth Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1980–1982 Kyoto Commercial High School
1983–1986 Kokushikan University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Nissan Motors 97 (2)
1992–1998 Verdy Kawasaki 183 (13)
Total 280 (15)
National team
1988–1995 Japan 72 (6)
Teams managed
2002 Consadole Sapporo
2008 Tokyo Verdy
2011–2015 Mito HollyHock
2016 Gainare Tottori
2017 Vanraure Hachinohe
2018 Giravanz Kitakyushu
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Japanese 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 AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1987/88Nissan MotorsJSL Division 1120120
1988/89220220
1989/9021240252
1990/9120040240
1991/9222030250
1992Verdy KawasakiJ1 League-50110160
19933132010343
19944022030452
199546520-485
199622200100322
19971602030210
19982813020331
Total 2801516041034111

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
198851
1989100
199061
199121
1992110
1993142
199491
1995150
Total726

Managerial statistics

[6]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Consadole Sapporo 2002 2002 7 1 0 6 014.29
Tokyo Verdy 2008 2008 34 10 7 17 029.41
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 241 70 65 106 029.05

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
  2. Gainare Tottori(in Japanese)
  3. Vanraure Hachinohe(in Japanese)
  4. Giravanz Kitakyushu(in Japanese)
  5. Giravanz Kitakyushu(in Japanese)
  6. J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
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