Tetsuji Hashiratani

Tetsuji Hashiratani

Personal information
Full name	Tetsuji Hashiratani
Date of birth	July 15, 1964
Place of birth	Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1987–1992	Nissan Motors	97	(2)
1992–1998	Verdy Kawasaki	183	(13)
National team
1988–1995	Japan	72	(6)
Teams managed
2001–2002	Kokushikan University SC (assistant)
2002	Consadole Sapporo
2003–2005	Urawa Red Diamonds (assistant)
2006–2007	Tokyo Verdy 1969 (assistant)
2008	Tokyo Verdy 1969
2010	Kokushikan University SC (assistant)
2011–2015	Mito HollyHock
2016-	Gainare Tottori
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Tetsuji Hashiratani (柱谷 哲二 Hashiratani Tetsuji, born 15 July 1964 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a retired Japanese football player. He was a defender and a defensive midfielder.

Playing career

He was educated at and played for Kyoto Commercial High School and Kokushikan University. He joined Japan Soccer League side Nissan Motor in 1987. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki in 1992 when professional league J. League was founded. He retired as a Verdy player in 1998.

He was capped 72 times and scored 6 goals for the Japanese national team from 1988 to 1995. He was a member of the Japan team for the 1992 AFC Asian Cup which Japan won. He was the captain when Japan's hope to play in the 1994 FIFA 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.

He was the first chairman of the J. League Pro-Footballers Association (JPFA). His elder brother Koichi was also a professional footballer.

Managerial 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 J. League Division 2 that season. Then he coached Kokushikan University and Urawa Red Diamonds. He was a coach at Tokyo Verdy 1969 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's soccer club. 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 Division 3 team Gainare Tottori from the 2016 season.

Club career 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 Div.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	J.League 1	-		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
Country	Japan		280	15	16	0	41	0	341	11
Total			280	15	16	0	41	0	341	11

International career statistics

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

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

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

Team Honors

• 1992 Asian Cup (Champions)

Managerial statistics

As of 27 November 2014.

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Consadole Sapporo	January 2002	June 2002	7	1	0	6	14.29
Tokyo Verdy 1969	January 2008	December 2008	34	10	7	17	29.41
Mito HollyHock	January 2010	Present	164	52	47	65	31.71
Total			205	63	54	88	30.73

References