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Takashi Hirano

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Takashi Hirano
平野 孝
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-07-15) July 15, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1992 Shimizu Shogyo 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
Nagoya Grampus Eight
Runner-up J1 League 1996
Winner Emperor's Cup 1995
Winner Emperor's Cup 1999
Júbilo Iwata
Runner-up J1 League 2001
Runner-up J.League Cup 2001
Tokyo Verdy
Winner Emperor's Cup 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

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Hirano attended Shimizu Shogyo High School, where he won the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament 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

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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 participated in the 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997. In 1998, he was selected for Japan's squad in the 1998 World Cup, playing two games as a substitute. He played 15 games and scored 4 goals for Japan until 2000.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
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
  1. ^ Includes Emperor's Cup, Open Cup
  2. ^ Includes J.League Cup

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
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.
List of international goals scored by Takashi Hirano
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Croatia 1–0 4–3 1997 Kirin Cup
2 15 February 1998 Adelaide, Australia  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

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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

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  1. ^ "USL-1 All-League Teams announced". September 30, 2008. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Schedule". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps re-sign Hirano, Lyall". January 20, 2009. Archived from the original on June 3, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
  5. ^ 2009 Whitecaps men's team awards Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
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