Tetsuji Hashiratani

Tetsuji Hashiratani
Personal information
Full nameTetsuji Hashiratani
Date of birthJuly 15, 1964
Place of birthKyoto, Kyoto, Japan
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing positionDefender (retired)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1992Nissan Motors97(2)
1992–1998Verdy Kawasaki183(13)
National team
1988–1995Japan72(6)
Teams managed
2001-2002Kokushikan University SC (assistant)
2002Consadole Sapporo
2003-2005Urawa Red Diamonds (assistant)
2006-2007Tokyo Verdy 1969 (assistant)
2008Tokyo Verdy 1969
2010Kokushikan University SC (assistant)
2011-Mito HollyHock
* 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 then called back to professional managing once more, as he was announced to lead Mito HollyHock from the 2011 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
1987/88Nissan MotorsJSL Div.1120120
1988/89220220
1989/9021240252
1990/9120040240
1991/9222030250
1992Verdy KawasakiJ.League 1-50110160
19933132010343
19944022030452
199546520-485
199622200100322
19971602030210
19982813020331
Country Japan 2801516041034111
Total 2801516041034111

International career statistics

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

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

Managerial statistics

As of 27 November 2014.
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
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