Takashi Hirano
Takashi Hirano (平野 孝, Hirano Takashi, born July 15, 1974) is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Japan national team.
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| Date of birth | July 15, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Shimizu Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 222 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Júbilo Iwata | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Vissel Kobe | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Tokyo Verdy | 80 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Omiya Ardija | 3 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 65 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 415 | (56) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Japan | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Hirano attended Shimizu Commercial High School, where he won the All-Japan High School Championship in 1991.
Hirano began his professional career in the J1 League in 1993 with Nagoya Grampus Eight, winning the Emperor's Cup in 1995 and 1999 and the Japanese Super Cup in 1996, and scoring 43 goals in 213 appearances for the team. He transferred to Kyoto Purple Sanga in 2000, and although his team won promotion from the J2 League in 2001, he played just 5 league games before moving on to Júbilo Iwata.
After brief and largely unremarkable stints at Vissel Kobe, Tokyo Verdy, Yokohama F. Marinos and Omiya Ardija, Hirano moved to North America and signed for Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division in 2008.
On September 30, 2008, Hirano was called up to the USL First Division All-League Team,[1] and on October 12, 2008, helped the Whitecaps capture their second USL First Division Championship by beating the Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 in the USL1 Championship game.[2]
On January 20, 2009 the Whitecaps announced a contract extension for Hirano for the 2009 season.[3]
Hirano announced his retirement from the game in January 2011.
International career
Hirano played for the Japan U-20 national team which competed at the 1992 AFC Youth Championship.
On June 8, 1997, he debuted and scored a goal for Japan national team against Croatia. He also played at 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997. In 1998, he was selected Japan for 1998 World Cup. He played two games as a substitute at the 1998 World Cup. He played 15 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2000.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 1993 | J1 League | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 6 |
| 1994 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | 50 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | 55 | 11 | |||
| 1996 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 12 | ||
| 1997 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 7 | ||
| 1998 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| 1999 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 10 | ||
| 2000 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 222 | 43 | 20 | 4 | 30 | 11 | 272 | 58 | ||
| Kyoto Purple Sanga | 2000 | J1 League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Júbilo Iwata | 2001 | J1 League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vissel Kobe | 2002 | J1 League | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| Tokyo Verdy | 2003 | J1 League | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 5 |
| 2004 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 80 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 103 | 11 | ||
| Yokohama F. Marinos | 2006 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Omiya Ardija | 2007 | J1 League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 2008 | USL First Division | 22 | 1 | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2009 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
| 2010 | D2 Pro League | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 65 | 1 | 65 | 1 | ||||||
| Career total | 417 | 55 | 29 | 6 | 63 | 12 | 509 | 73 | ||
- Includes Emperor's Cup, Open Cup
- Includes J.League Cup
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Japan | 1997 | 5 | 1 |
| 1998 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hirano goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 June 1997 | Tokyo, Japan |  Croatia | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1997 Kirin Cup |
| 2 | 15 February 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–0 | |||||
| 4 | 16 February 2000 | Macau, China |  Brunei | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honors
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Tokyo Verdy 1969
Vancouver Whitecaps
- USL First Division Championship: 2008
- Vancouver Whitecaps Outstanding Defender: 2009[5]
- Vancouver Whitecaps Newcomer of the Year: 2008
References
- "USL-1 All-League Teams announced". September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
- "Schedule". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
- "Whitecaps re-sign Hirano, Lyall". January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
- Japan National Football Team Database
- 2009 Whitecaps men's team awards Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Takashi Hirano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Takashi Hirano at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Takashi Hirano at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Vancouver Whitecaps bio
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