Hiromi Hara facts for kids
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| Full name | Hiromi Hara | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | October 19, 1958 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nasushiobara, Tochigi, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||
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| 1974–1976 | Yaita Higashi High School | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||
| 1981–1992 | Mitsubishi Motors | 192 | (65) | ||||||||||
| Total | 192 | (65) | |||||||||||
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| 1978–1988 | Japan | 75 | (37) | ||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Urawa Reds | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | FC Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | FC Tokyo | ||||||||||||
| 2010 | Japan (caretaker) | ||||||||||||
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Hiromi Hara (原 博実, Hara Hiromi, born October 19, 1958) is a famous Japanese football player and manager. He was born on October 19, 1958, in Nasushiobara, Japan. Hara played as a forward for the Japanese national team. After his playing days, he also became a manager, even leading the national team for a short time.
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Playing Career: Club Football
Hara started his professional football journey after finishing university. In 1981, he joined a team called Mitsubishi Motors. This team later became known as Urawa Reds. He played as a forward, trying to score goals for his team.
He quickly became a key player. In his first few years, his team won the 1981 JSL Cup and the 1982 Japan Soccer League. He played in almost every game until 1988. Hara played for Mitsubishi Motors for 11 years, until 1992. During his time there, he played 192 games and scored 65 goals.
Playing Career: National Team
Hiromi Hara also played for the Japanese national team. He first played for Japan in 1978, even while he was still a student at Waseda University. He played in big tournaments like the 1978 Asian Games and the 1982 World Cup qualifiers.
From 1981 to 1988, he was a regular player for Japan. He played 75 games and scored 37 goals for his country. Hara was very good at scoring with his head. Because of this, he was given a cool nickname: the "Asian Nuclear Warhead"!
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing football in 1992, Hara started a new career as a coach.
Coaching at Urawa Reds
He began by coaching the youth team of his old club, which was now called Urawa Reds. In 1998, he became the main manager of the Urawa Reds senior team. At first, the team did very well, finishing 3rd in the J.League's second stage in 1998. However, in 1999, the team's performance dropped, and Hara left his role as manager.
After leaving Urawa, Hara went to Spain. He wanted to learn new coaching ideas from famous clubs there. When he came back to Japan, he worked as a TV commentator for two years, talking about football games.
Coaching at FC Tokyo
In 2002, Hara returned to coaching. He became the manager of FC Tokyo. He brought in many young and talented players. He also taught them new tactics, inspired by Spanish football. His team won the J.League Cup in 2004, which was a great achievement!
Hara left FC Tokyo in 2005. But in 2007, he came back to manage the team again. However, he only stayed for one season that time.
Coaching the Japan National Team
In 2009, Hiromi Hara got a very important job. He was chosen as the technical director for the Japanese national team. His job was to help make the national team stronger.
When the previous manager, Takeshi Okada, left after the 2010 World Cup, Hara was in charge of finding a new manager. He found Alberto Zaccheroni from Italy. Hara also briefly managed the national team himself as a temporary coach for a couple of friendly games. Japan won one of these games 1-0 against Paraguay.
See also
In Spanish: Hiromi Hara para niños
