Hiroshi Hirakawa

Hiroshi Hirakawa
Personal information
Full name	Hiroshi Hirakawa
Date of birth	January 10, 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Kanagawa, Japan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1982	Chigasaki High School
1983–1986	Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–1994	Yokohama Marinos
1995	Yokohama Flügels
1996	Consadole Sapporo
Total
National team
1985–1992	Japan
Honours
Yokohama Marinos
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hiroshi Hirakawa (平川弘, Hirakawa Hiroshi, born January 10, 1965) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography[change | change source]

Hirakawa was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on January 10, 1965. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Nissan Motors (later Yokohama Marinos) 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 two years in a row. During the 1990s, the club won the 1990 JSL Cup, 1991 and 1992 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club won the 1991–92 and 1992–93 Asian Cup Winners' Cups. Toward the end of his career, he played for Yokohama Flügels in 1995 and Consadole Sapporo in 1996. He retired in 1996.

In March 1985, Hirakawa was selected the Japan national team for 1986 World Cup qualification. At this qualification, on March 21, he debuted against North Korea. After he joined Nissan Motors, he was selected Japan again in 1988 and 1989. In 1992, he also played 1 game for the first time in 3 years. He played 13 games for Japan until 1992.

Statistics[change | change source]

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Club statistics			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	20	1			0	0	20	1
1988/89			12	1			5	2	12	1
1989/90			14	0			4	0	18	0
1990/91			0	0			0	0	0	0
1991/92			22	0			3	1	25	1
1992	Yokohama Marinos	J1 League	-		0	0	9	1	9	1
1993			31	2	3	0	5	0	39	2
1994			11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
1995	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	13	1	0	0	-		13	1
1996	Consadole Sapporo	Football League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
Country	Japan		128	5	3	0	26	4	157	9
Total			128	5	3	0	26	4	157	9