Masami Ihara
| Masami Ihara | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| birthday | September 18, 1967 | |
| place of birth | Minakuchi , now Kōka , Japan | |
| size | 182 cm | |
| position | defender | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1987-1990 | Tsukuba University | 291 (5) |
| 1990-1999 | Yokohama F. Marinos | |
| 1999-2000 | Júbilo Iwata | 20 (1) |
| 2000-2002 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 54 (1) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1988-1999 | Japan | 122 (5) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 2015– | Avispa Fukuoka | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
Masami Ihara ( Japanese 井 原 正 巳 , Ihara Masami ; born September 18, 1967 in Minakuchi , now Kōka , Shiga ) is a former Japanese football player and coach. With 122 appearances, he was the Japanese national record player. He was replaced by Yasuhito Endo on October 16, 2012 as the record holder.
Life
Ihara went to Nissan Motor FC, now known as Yokohama Marinos , after graduating from Tsukuba University in Tsukuba , Ibaraki Prefecture , and fought his way through the youth teams until he became the team's key player. He became such an important player for his club that many fans called him Mister Marinos . He formed the backbone of the team and also helped to integrate many young talents into the team, such as Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi and Shunsuke Nakamura .
Career
Masami Ihara was one of the best Japanese football players in the 1990s and captained the Japanese national team for about a decade. The defender formed the axis of the national team along with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos. With 122 appearances in the national team from 1988 to 1999, he is the record Japanese national player, scoring five goals. At the 1998 World Cup , Ihara's experience in Japan's first World Cup was crucial. Together with his teammates Yutaka Akita, Naoki Soma and Akira Narahashi, he was the backbone of the team. He wasn't the fastest, but his strengths were elsewhere. His physical condition and the ability to read the game brought great benefits to the Japanese team. He was also strong at the head and a great leader and was therefore highly praised by the Japanese Football Association. After he left the Yokohama Marinos , he played one more season with Júbilo Iwata and then moved to the Urawa Reds for two more years before finally ending his career and becoming a coach, first as assistant coach in 2009 and 2013 at Kashiwa Reysol . For the 2015 season he was hired as a coach at Avispa Fukuoka .
successes
- Ihara was named Asia's Player of the Year in 1995
- For the five years between 1993 and 1997, he was continuously voted into the Japanese Eleven of the Year
See also
Web links
- Official website
- Masami Ihara in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Masami Ihara in the J.League Data Site database (Japanese)
- Biography with photo in Japanese
- Hall of Fame
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/soccer/japan/headlines/20070615-00000217-jij-spo.html ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Said al-Uwairan |
Asia's Footballer of the Year 1995 |
Khodadad Azizi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ihara, Masami |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 井 原 正 巳 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | japanese soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minakuchi , today Kōka , Shiga |