Jorge Hirano
Peruvian footballer (born 1959)
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Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto (born 16 August 1959 in Huaral) is a former Japanese Peruvian football player.
Full name
Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto
Date of birth
16 August 1959
Height
1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Huaral, Peru | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977 | Unión Huaral | ||
| 1978–1979 | Juventud La Palma | ||
| 1980–1981 | Fujita Kogyo | 23 | (4) |
| 1982 | Unión Huaral | ||
| 1983–1985 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| 1986–1993 | Bolívar | 208 | (124) |
| 1993 | Deportivo Sipesa | 12 | (1) |
| 1994 | Sport Boys | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1991 | Peru | 36 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Hirano didn't have the looks of a forward but he compensated his slight figure with extraordinary speed.
If he was cheered with La Celeste of Sporting Cristal, he was idolized across of the Cordillera with another Celeste: the one of Club Bolivar of La Paz, where he played eight years and scored 139 goals.[1]
International career
Hirano played a total of 36 games for Peru between 1984 and 1991, scoring 11 goals.[2]
International goals
- Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hirano goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 February 1984 | Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru |  Honduras | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 9 March 1985 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Chile | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 3. | 21 March 1985 | Lima, Peru |  Ecuador | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 4. | 16 June 1985 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Venezuela | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 21 June 1987 | Chile | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 6. | 01 July 1989 | Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil |  Paraguay | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1989 Copa América |
| 7. | 09 July 1989 | Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil |  Colombia | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 8. | 12 June 1991 | Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru |  Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 25 June 1991 | Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador | Ecuador | 2–2 | ||
| 10. | 12 July 1991 | Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | Venezuela | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1991 Copa América |
| 11. | 14 July 1991 |  Argentina | 2–3 | 3–3 |
Honours
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Sporting Cristal | Peruvian League[4] |
| 1987 | Bolívar | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano[1] |
| 1988 | Bolívar | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano[1] |
| 1991 | Bolívar | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano[1] |
| 1991 | Bolívar | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano top scorer: 19 goals[1] |
| 1992 | Bolívar | Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano[1] |
