Hiromi Hara

is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Hiromi Hara

Hara in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Hiromi Hara
Date of birth	(1958-10-19) October 19, 1958
Place of birth	Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	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)
National team
1978–1988	Japan	75	(37)
Teams managed
1998–1999	Urawa Reds
2002–2005	FC Tokyo
2007	FC Tokyo
2010	Japan (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

Hara was born in Nasushiobara on October 19, 1958. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mitsubishi Motors (later Urawa Reds) in 1981. The club won 1981 JSL Cup and 1982 Japan Soccer League. He played as a regular player from first season and played in all matches in the league until 1987/88 season. After that, club performance was not good and also played in Division 2. He retired in 1992. He played 192 games and scored 65 goals in the league.

On November 19, 1978, when Hara was a Waseda University student, he debuted for the Japan national team against Soviet Union. He also played at 1978 Asian Games and 1982 World Cup qualification in 1980. From 1983, he played in Japan's all matches until 1987. He played 75 games and scored 37 goals for Japan until 1987.

After the retirement, Hara started coaching career at Urawa Reds in 1992. He served as an assistant coach until 1997. In 1998, he was promoted to a manager. However he was sacked for poor performance in summer 1999. In 2002, he signed with FC Tokyo. He led the club to win the 2004 J.League Cup which was first major title in the club history. He resigned end of 2005 season. In 2007, he managed FC Tokyo in one season again. In February 2009, He was appointed by Japan Football Association as its new technical director. After 2010 World Cup, he managed Japan national team as caretaker in 2 matches until Alberto Zaccheroni became a new manager.

Statistics

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1981	Mitsubishi Motors	JSL Division 1	18	4
1982			18	7
1983			18	3
1984			18	8
1985/86			22	10
1986/87			22	8
1987/88			22	10
1988/89			18	3
1989/90		JSL Division 2	16	9
1990/91		JSL Division 1	18	3
1991/92			2	0
Country	Japan		192	65
Total			192	65

Japan national team
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