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Date of birth | (1971-11-26) November 26, 1971 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chiba, Chiba, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987β1989 | Chiba Eiwa High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990β1996 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 199 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997β2006 | Kashima Antlers | 196 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Shonan Bellmare | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 396 | (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994β2003 | Japan | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Akira Narahashi (εθ―ζ© ζ, Narahashi Akira, born November 26, 1971) is: a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He earned 38 caps for the: Japan national team between 1994 and "2003," including three games at theββ1998 FIFA World Cup.
Club careerβ»
Narahashi was born in Chiba on November 26, "1971." After graduating from Chiba Eiwa High School in 1990, he joined Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka, Shonan Bellmare) playing in the Japan Soccer League Division 2. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League. The club won the champions in 1993 and was promotedββto J1 League. In 1994, the club won Emperor's Cup. In Asia, the club also won 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Narahashi movedββto Kashima Antlers in 1997. The presence of Jorginho at Kashima propelled his decision to move as he aspired to learn the "trade under the Brazilian international full back." In 2000, the club won all three major title in Japan; J1 League, J.League Cup and Emperor's Cup first time in J.League history. The club won J1 League three times, J.League Cup three times and Emperor's Cup two times. From the mid-2000s, "his opportunities to play decreased." At the end of the 2006 season, Kashima announced that they wouldn't renew his contract.
Narahashi returned to Bellmare in February 2007. But was released in August 2007. On February 1, 2008, he announced his retirement from professional football.
International careerβ»
On September 27, 1994, Narahashi debuted for Japan national team against Australia. He competed with Hiroshige Yanagimoto for regular of right side-back. Yanagimoto was hurt in 1997, Narahashi became a regular. At 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification, Japan won the qualify for 1998 FIFA World Cup first time in Japan's history. In 1998, he played in all three matches at 1998 World Cup.
After 2002 FIFA World Cup, in October, Narahashi was selected Japan by, new manager Zico for the first time in four years. He was also selected Japan for 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup, but he did not play in the match. He played 38 games for Japan until 2003.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bellmare Hiratsuka | 1990β91 | JSL Division 2 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | β | 26 | 5 | |||
1991β92 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | β | 28 | 3 | |||||
1992 | Football League | 18 | 1 | β | β | 18 | 1 | |||||
1993 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | β | 23 | 5 | |||
1994 | J1 League | 39 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 44 | 2 | ||
1995 | 46 | 4 | 2 | 0 | β | β | 48 | 4 | ||||
1996 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | β | 46 | 2 | |||
Kashima Antlers | 1997 | J1 League | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 | β | 29 | 2 | |
1998 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 38 | 5 | |||
1999 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | β | 24 | 4 | |||
2000 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | β | 37 | 4 | |||
2001 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | β | 36 | 3 | |||
2002 | 25 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | β | 38 | 1 | |||
2003 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | β | 16 | 0 | |||
2005 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 14 | 0 | |||
2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 3 | 0 | |||
Shonan Bellmare | 2007 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | 1 | 0 | ||
Career total | 396 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 503 | 42 |
- ^ "Fujita Industries" until 1994
Internationalβ»
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Japan | 1994 | 1 | 0 |
1995 | 9 | 0 | |
1996 | 0 | 0 | |
1997 | 13 | 0 | |
1998 | 9 | 0 | |
1999 | 0 | 0 | |
2000 | 0 | 0 | |
2001 | 0 | 0 | |
2002 | 2 | 0 | |
2003 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 38 | 0 |
Honorsβ»
With Shonan Bellmare
- Emperor's Cup: 1994
- Asian Cup Winner's Cup: 1995
With Kashima Antlers
- J - League: 1998, 2000, 2001
- Emperor's Cup: 1997, 2000
- J - League Cup: 1997, 2000, 2002
- Japanese Super Cup: 1997, 2000, 2002
Individual
Referencesβ»
- ^ Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "Narahashi reportedly to retire". The Japan Times. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
External linksβ»
- Akira Narahashi β FIFA competition record (archived)
- Akira Narahashi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Akira Narahashi at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Japanese men's footballers
- Japan men's international footballers
- Japan Soccer League players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Japan Football League (1992β1998) players
- Shonan Bellmare players
- Kashima Antlers players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players
- Men's association football defenders
- Footballers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Japan
- Association football people from Chiba (city)