Hiroyuki Shirai
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| Full name | Hiroyuki Shirai | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1974 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | FC Ryukyu (coach) | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Tokai University Daiichi High School | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 43 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1998 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Shonan Bellmare | 126 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008 | FC Ryukyu | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 241 | (4) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Hiroyuki Shirai (白井 博幸, Shirai Hiroyuki; born 17 June 1974) is a former Japanese football player who is currently a coach at J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
Shirai was born in Fuji on 17 June 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1993. He moved to Verdy Kawasaki (1997) and then to Cerezo Osaka in 1998. He 2000 he joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare and he played there for six seasons. In 2006 he moved to Vegalta Sendai. Initially he played as regular player. However, he lost regular position due to injury in June 2006. In 2008 he moved to Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu. He played only three league matches; this was due to injury. He retired at the end of 2008 season.
National team career
In July 1996, Shirai was selected Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics.[1] At this tournament, he played 2 matches. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at first round. Japan beat Brazil in first game, it is known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.
