Akira Narahashi
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Akira Narahashi is a Japan
ese former football defender. He mainly played as a right full back. He was capped 38 times for the Japanese national team
between 1994 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
.
) playing in the Japan Soccer League
division 1. His first J. League
match was against Verdy Kawasaki
on March 12, 1993. His international debut came on September 27, 1994 against Australia.
He moved to Kashima Antlers
in 2000. The presence of Jorginho
at Kashima propelled his decision to move as he aspired to learn the trade under the Brazilian international full back.
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.
|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Fujita Industries
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2
||25||5||||||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||5
|-
|1991/92||25||3||||||3||0||colspan="2"|-||28||3
|-
|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
||18||1||||||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||18||1
|-
|1993||17||5||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||23||5
|-
|1994||rowspan="3"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||39||2||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||44||2
|-
|1995||46||4||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||48||4
|-
|1996||29||1||3||0||14||1||colspan="2"|-||46||2
|-
|1997||rowspan="10"|Kashima Antlers
||rowspan="10"|J. League 1||17||1||5||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||29||2
|-
|1998||33||5||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||38||5
|-
|1999||15||2||2||1||7||1||colspan="2"|-||24||4
|-
|2000||26||3||4||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||37||4
|-
|2001||27||3||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||3
|-
|2002||25||1||5||0||8||0||colspan="2"|-||38||1
|-
|2003||27||1||0||0||4||0||3||0||34||1
|-
|2004||12||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005||11||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|-
|2006||3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2007||Shonan Bellmare
||J. League 2
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
396||37||36||1||68||4||3||0||503||42
396||37||36||1||68||4||3||0||503||42
|}
|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
|}
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese former football defender. He mainly played as a right full back. He was capped 38 times for the Japanese national team
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
between 1994 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
.
Career
After graduating from Chiba Eiwa High School in 1990, Narahashi joined Fujita F.C. (current Shonan BellmareShonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
) playing in the Japan Soccer League
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
division 1. His first J. League
J. League
The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...
match was against Verdy Kawasaki
Tokyo Verdy 1969
, is a Japanese professional football club, based in Tokyo, Japan, that plays in J. League Division 2.Founded as Yomiuri F.C. in 1969, Tokyo Verdy is one of the most decorated teams in the J. League, with honours including 7 league titles , 5 Emperor's Cups, 6 JSL Cup / J...
on March 12, 1993. His international debut came on September 27, 1994 against Australia.
He moved to Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
in 2000. The presence of Jorginho
Jorginho
Jorge de Amorim Campos , aka Jorginho, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played mainly as a right defender, and the current coach of Figueirense Futebol Clube....
at Kashima propelled his decision to move as he aspired to learn the trade under the Brazilian international full back.
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.
Club career statistics
|-|1990/91||rowspan="4"|Fujita Industries
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="2"|JSL Division 2
Japan Soccer League
, or JSL, was the top flight soccer league in Japan between 1965 and 1992, and was the precursor to the current professional league, the J. League. JSL was the second national league of a team sport in Japan after the professional Japanese Baseball League that was founded in 1936...
||25||5||||||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||5
|-
|1991/92||25||3||||||3||0||colspan="2"|-||28||3
|-
|1992||rowspan="2"|Football League
Japan Football League
The is the 3rd tier of the Japanese association football league system, following J. League Division 1 and J. League Division 2. Also known as the JFL, it is generally considered as the top amateur league in Japan although in reality it is a semi-professional league as many full-time footballers...
||18||1||||||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||18||1
|-
|1993||17||5||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||23||5
|-
|1994||rowspan="3"|Bellmare Hiratsuka
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||rowspan="3"|J. League 1||39||2||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||44||2
|-
|1995||46||4||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||48||4
|-
|1996||29||1||3||0||14||1||colspan="2"|-||46||2
|-
|1997||rowspan="10"|Kashima Antlers
Kashima Antlers
are a Japanese professional association football club playing in the J. League Division 1. Antlers is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island"....
||rowspan="10"|J. League 1||17||1||5||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||29||2
|-
|1998||33||5||4||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||38||5
|-
|1999||15||2||2||1||7||1||colspan="2"|-||24||4
|-
|2000||26||3||4||0||7||1||colspan="2"|-||37||4
|-
|2001||27||3||3||0||6||0||colspan="2"|-||36||3
|-
|2002||25||1||5||0||8||0||colspan="2"|-||38||1
|-
|2003||27||1||0||0||4||0||3||0||34||1
|-
|2004||12||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||16||0
|-
|2005||11||0||3||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
|-
|2006||3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||3||0
|-
|2007||Shonan Bellmare
Shonan Bellmare
are a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Hiratsuka, in the west of Kanagawa Prefecture; their home stadium is Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium in Hiratsuka. The name Bellmare is derived from the Latin "bellum" for "war" and "mare"...
||J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0
396||37||36||1||68||4||3||0||503||42
396||37||36||1||68||4||3||0||503||42
|}
National team
|-|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
|}
External links
- Career history at National Football Teams