Koichi Hashiratani
Koichi Hashiratani is a former Japanese football player and manager known for his contributions to the sport.
He started his senior career with Yokohama F. Marinos in 1983, where he played for nine seasons.
Hashiratani transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds in 1992, just before the J1 League's inauguration.
Biography
Early Life
Koichi Hashiratani was born on March 1, 1961, in Kyoto, Japan. He pursued his education at Kokushikan University, where he honed his skills in football, eventually leading to his selection for the Japan U-20 national team during the 1979 World Youth Championship.
Playing Career
Hashiratani began his professional career in 1983 with Nissan Motors, now known as Yokohama F. Marinos, where he played for nine seasons until 1992. He then transferred to Urawa Red Diamonds, where he continued to showcase his talent until 1994. Following his time at Urawa, he joined Kashiwa Reysol, contributing to the team's promotion to the J.League at the end of the 1994 season. As a forward, he made significant contributions to his teams and represented Japan's national team from 1981 to 1986, earning 29 caps and scoring three goals.
Coaching Career
After retiring as a player, Hashiratani transitioned into coaching, obtaining a J.League S-grade coach license in 1999. He began his coaching career with Montedio Yamagata from 2001 to 2003, followed by a stint at Kyoto Purple Sanga, where he led the team to promotion back to the top flight. His coaching journey continued with Tochigi SC, where he achieved a second-place finish in the Japan Football League, making the team eligible for promotion to J2 League. Hashiratani also served as General Manager of Urawa and later managed Giravanz Kitakyushu, although he faced challenges that led to his resignation in 2016.
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Career & Clubs
Hashiratani was born in Kyoto on 1 March 1961. After graduating from Kokushikan University, he started his senior career with Nissan Motors since 1983 and played with Nissan for 9 seasons until transferred to Urawa Reds in 1992, right before J1 League's inauguration. He experienced another transfer to Kashiwa Reysol, then playing in Japan Football League in June 1994. Kashiwa was promoted to J.League as of the end of 1994 season, and he also made his return to the top flight. After 2 1/2 seasons playing with Kashiwa, he retired as a player.
In August 1979, when Hashiratani was a Kokushikan University student, he was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1979 World Youth Championship. On 8 February 1981, he debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. In 1982, he was selected Japan for 1982 Asian Games. He also played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification and 1986 World Cup qualification. In September 1986, he was selected Japan for 1986 Asian Games. This Game was his last game for Japan. He played 29 games and scored 3 goals for Japan until 1986.
After obtaining J.League's S-grade coach license in 1999, Hashiratani started his coaching career with Montedio Yamagata, where he managed for 3 years from 2001 season to 2003 season. After 6 months of absence, he was named as a manager of Kyoto Purple Sanga in June 2004 when Kyoto was playing in the 2nd division, then contributed to Kyoto's promotion back to the top flight after the 2005 season. However, due to the poor performances and turnouts of the club, he was dismissed on 3 October about 2 months before the end of 2006 season. He was named as a manager of Tochigi SC playing in Japan Football League in 2007. After two seasons, he made Tochigi eligible to be promoted to J2 League as the club finished 2nd in 2008 season, but was dismissed because he was unable to reach the consent with top managements about his pay, as well as recruiting of new players. He was named as a General Manager of Urawa in December 2009, but was dismissed due to Urawa's poor performance in 2011 season. After spending one season as a commentator in 2012, he was named manager of Giravanz Kitakyushu, which had a J2 License. The team was aiming to be promoted to the J1 League in 2017, when a new stadium was to be completed, however, the team was ranked bottom in 2016 J2 League thus relegated to the 2017 J3 League, then Hashiratani resigned, instead.
- Club
- Yokohama F. Marinos (1983–1992)
- Club
- Urawa Red Diamonds (1992–1994)
- Club
- Kashiwa Reysol (1994–1996)
- Club
- Japan national under-20 association football team (1979–1979)
- Club
- Japan men's national football team (1981–1986)
Clubs
- Japan national under-20 association football team1979–1979
- Japan men's national football team1981–1986
- Yokohama F. Marinos1983–1992
- Urawa Red Diamonds1992–1994
- Kashiwa Reysol1994–1996
Played together with
- Abdeljalil HaddaYokohama F. Marinos · 2000–2000
- Adebayo AdigunKashiwa Reysol · 2009–2010
Ademilson Braga Bispo JuniorYokohama F. Marinos · 2015–2015- Adhemar Ferreira de Camargo NetoYokohama F. Marinos · 2005–2005
- Adiel de Oliveira AmorimUrawa Red Diamonds · 2000–2000
Ado OnaiwuUrawa Red Diamonds- Ado OnaiwuYokohama F. Marinos
- Adriano Gerlin da SilvaUrawa Red Diamonds · 2001–2001
- Adílson Ferreira de SouzaKashiwa Reysol · 2008–2009
- Adílson Ferreira de SouzaUrawa Red Diamonds · 2012–2012
Ahn Jung-hwanYokohama F. Marinos · 2004–2005- Akihiro EndōYokohama F. Marinos · 1994–2005
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Identifiers & aliases
Koichi Hashiratani is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His younger brother Tetsuji Hashiratani is also a former footballer.
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