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Hiroki Aratani
荒谷 弘樹
Personal information
Full name Hiroki Aratani
Date of birth (1975-08-06) August 6, 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Takaoka, Toyama, Japan
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993 Toyama Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 Urawa Reds 0 (0)
1998 Kawasaki Frontale 0 (0)
1999–2008 Omiya Ardija 118 (0)
2009 Consadole Sapporo 30 (0)
2010–2011 Ventforet Kofu 22 (0)
Total 170 (0)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hiroki Aratani (荒谷 弘樹, Aratani Hiroki, born August 6, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Aratani was born in Takaoka on August 6, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1994. However he could not play at all in the match behind Hisashi Tsuchida and Yuki Takita. In 1998, he moved to Japan Football League club Kawasaki Frontale. However he could not play at all in the match behind Takeshi Urakami. In 1999, he moved to Omiya Ardija. Although he could not play at all in the match behind Atsushi Shirai until 2001, he debuted in 2002. Although he could not play at all in the match behind Eiji Kawashima in 2003, he became a regular goalkeeper after Kawashima left the club in 2004. In 2004, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1. However he lost his position behind Koji Ezumi for injury in 2007 and he could not play at all in the match in 2008. In 2009, he moved to J2 club Consadole Sapporo. Although he played many matches in 2009 season, he resigned and moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu in 2010. The club won the 2nd place in 2010 and was promoted to J1 from 2011. He retired end of 2011 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1994 Urawa Reds J1 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 Kawasaki Frontale Football League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 Omiya Ardija J2 League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002 12 0 0 0 - 12 0
2003 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
2004 27 0 2 0 - 29 2
2005 J1 League 31 0 2 0 7 0 40 0
2006 31 0 2 0 4 0 37 0
2007 17 0 0 0 3 0 20 0
2008 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
2009 Consadole Sapporo J2 League 30 0 0 0 - 30 0
2010 Ventforet Kofu J2 League 9 0 2 0 - 11 0
2011 J1 League 13 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
Career total 170 0 9 0 18 0 197 0

See also

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