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Atsushi Shirai
白井 淳
Personal information
Full name Atsushi Shirai
Date of birth (1966-04-18) April 18, 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1982–1984 Settsu High School
1985–1988 Kyoto Sangyo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 Tanabe Pharmaceutical 48 (0)
1991–1993 Toshiba 33 (0)
1994–1996 Gamba Osaka 1 (0)
1996 Consadole Sapporo 19 (0)
1997–1998 JEF United Ichihara 19 (0)
1999–2002 Omiya Ardija 113 (0)
Total 233 (0)
Honours
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Atsushi Shirai (白井 淳, Shirai Atsushi, born April 18, 1966) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a goalkeeper for several teams in Japan's top football leagues. He is known for his long career, playing for clubs like Tanabe Pharmaceutical, Consadole Sapporo, Gamba Osaka, JEF United Ichihara, and Omiya Ardija.

Atsushi Shirai's Football Journey

Atsushi Shirai was born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, on April 18, 1966. After finishing his studies at Kyoto Sangyo University, he began his professional football career.

Early Career and First Teams

In 1989, Shirai joined Tanabe Pharmaceutical. He quickly became their main goalkeeper. In 1991, he moved to Toshiba, which later became Consadole Sapporo. He played many games there until 1992. However, in 1993, he didn't get to play any matches.

Moving to New Clubs

In 1994, Shirai joined Gamba Osaka. It was tough for him to get playing time there because other strong goalkeepers were ahead of him. In 1996, he returned to Consadole Sapporo and once again became their regular goalkeeper.

In 1997, he moved to JEF United Ichihara. Here, he competed for the starting spot with Japan's national team goalkeeper, Kenichi Shimokawa. Shirai played many matches in 1997, but in 1998, he didn't play as much.

Later Career and Retirement

In 1999, Shirai joined Omiya Ardija. He was the main goalkeeper for three seasons. He decided to retire at the end of the 2001 season. However, he made a brief comeback in March 2002. This was because several other goalkeepers on his team were injured. He didn't play any matches during this short return and retired for good in August 2002.

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