Hiroyuki Shirai facts for kids
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| Full name | Hiroyuki Shirai | ||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1974 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Fuji, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
| Current club | FC Ryukyu (coach) | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 1990–1992 | Tokai University Daiichi High School | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 1997 | Verdy Kawasaki | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | Shonan Bellmare | 126 | (2) | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Vegalta Sendai | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2008 | FC Ryukyu | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| Total | 241 | (4) | |||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | Japan U-23 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||
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Hiroyuki Shirai (白井 博幸, Shirai Hiroyuki, born 17 June 1974) is a former Japanese football player. He played as a defender. After he stopped playing, he became a coach at J3 League club FC Ryukyu.
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Playing for Clubs
Hiroyuki Shirai was born in Fuji, Japan, on June 17, 1974. After finishing high school, he started his professional football career in 1993. He joined his hometown team, Shimizu S-Pulse.
Moving to Different Teams
Shirai played for Shimizu S-Pulse for several years. Later, he moved to other big clubs in Japan. In 1997, he joined Verdy Kawasaki. The next year, in 1998, he played for Cerezo Osaka.
Time at Shonan Bellmare
In 2000, Shirai joined J2 League club Shonan Bellmare. He stayed with this team for six seasons, which is a long time for a football player! He played many matches for them.
Later Career and Retirement
After Shonan Bellmare, Shirai moved to Vegalta Sendai in 2006. He started as a regular player, meaning he played in most games. However, he got an injury in June 2006. This injury made him lose his regular spot on the team. In 2008, he joined Japan Football League club FC Ryukyu. He only played three matches there because of his injury. Hiroyuki Shirai decided to retire from playing football at the end of the 2008 season.
Playing for Japan's National Team
In July 1996, Hiroyuki Shirai was chosen to play for the Japan U-23 national team. This was a big honor because he got to play in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The "Miracle of Miami"
At the Olympics, Shirai played in two matches. Even though Japan won two games, they did not make it past the first round. One of their wins was very special: Japan beat the strong Brazil team in their first game. This famous victory is known as the "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan. It was a huge surprise and a memorable moment for Japanese football fans.
