Hiromi Hara
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Hiromi Hara | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | October 19, 1958 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1974–1976 | Yaita Higashi High School | |||||||||||||
1977–1980 | Waseda University | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1981–1992 |
Mitsubishi Motors | 192 | (65) | |||||||||||
Total | 192 | (65) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1978–1988 | Japan | 75 | (37) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1998–1999 |
Urawa Reds | |||||||||||||
2002–2005 | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||
2007 | FC Tokyo | |||||||||||||
2010 | Japan (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Hiromi Hara (原 博実, Hara Hiromi, born October 19, 1958) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team as caretaker.
Club career
Hara was born in
National team career
On November 19, 1978, when Hara was a Waseda University student, he debuted for Japan national team against Soviet Union. He also played at 1978 Asian Games and 1982 World Cup qualification in 1980. From 1981, he played most matches of Japan national team until 1988. He played 75 games and scored 37 goals for Japan until 1987.[1] He was known for his headers and was aptly nicknamed the "Asian Nuclear Warhead".
Coaching career
Urawa Reds
Hara retired from playing career in 1992 and began his new career as the
Following his release from Urawa, Hara travelled to Spain to study the coaching methods applied by several
FC Tokyo
In 2002 Hara decided to return to coaching as the manager of FC Tokyo. He brought youngsters such as Naohiro Ishikawa, Teruyuki Moniwa and Akira Kaji, introduced Spanish-style tactics into the young and fresh team, and won J.League Cup in 2004. Hara was released from his position as manager of the club in 2005. However in 2007 he was re-appointed as the club's manager, but was again released only after one season.
Japan national team
On 12 February 2009, Hara was appointed by Japan Football Association as its new technical director for the Japan national team, responsible for strengthening the national team.[2] After fellow Waseda alumnus Takeshi Okada stepped down after leading Japan to a lauded performance at the 2010 World Cup, Hara was given the responsibility for finding his replacement, which was revealed in late August after protracted negotiations in Europe to be the Italian manager Alberto Zaccheroni. He also took charge in a caretaker capacity for the friendlies against Paraguay, leading Japan to a 1-0 win, and Guatemala, both of which were held at his former hunting ground in Saitama Stadium 2002.[3][4]
Club statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | JSL Cup | Total | ||||||
1981 | Mitsubishi Motors |
JSL Division 1 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 4 | ||||
1982 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 7 | ||||||
1983 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
1984 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 8 | ||||||
1985/86 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | ||||||
1986/87 | 22 | 8 | 22 | 8 | ||||||
1987/88 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 10 | ||||||
1988/89 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 | ||||||
1989/90 | JSL Division 2 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 | |||
1990/91 | JSL Division 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
1991/92 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 192 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 65 |
National team statistics
Japan national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1978 | 6 | 1 |
1979 | 2 | 0 |
1980 | 5 | 2 |
1981 | 10 | 1 |
1982 | 6 | 3 |
1983 | 10 | 6 |
1984 | 7 | 5 |
1985 | 10 | 5 |
1986 | 6 | 7 |
1987 | 11 | 7 |
1988 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 75 | 37 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Urawa Reds
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1998 | 1999 | 49 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 51.02 |
FC Tokyo | 2002 | 2005 | 124 | 47 | 37 | 40 | 37.90 |
FC Tokyo | 2007 | 2007 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41.18 |
Total | 207 | 86 | 44 | 77 | 41.55 |
References
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
- ^ "JFA appoint Hara as new technical director". JFA. 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2014-12-10.
- ^ "Hara encourages Japan to impress Zaccheroni". The Japan Times. 2010-09-04. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ Andrew McKirdy (2010-09-05). "Kagawa's goal lifts Japan in rematch against Paraguay". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
- Hiromi Hara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Hiromi Hara manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)