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Tatsuya Furuhashi
古橋 達弥
Personal information
Full name Tatsuya Furuhashi
Date of birth (1980-11-07) November 7, 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Honda
Number 10
Youth career
1996–1998 Iwata Higashi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Honda FC 119 (85)
2004–2008 Cerezo Osaka 146 (44)
2009–2011 Montedio Yamagata 58 (8)
2012–2013 Shonan Bellmare 43 (5)
2014–2020 Honda 133 (42)
Total 499 (184)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of 2020 season.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tatsuya Furuhashi (古橋 達弥, Furuhashi Tatsuya, born November 7, 1980) is a Japanese football player. He is famous for playing as a forward, which means he was an attacker whose main job was to score goals. He played for the Japan Football League club Honda FC for many years.

Playing Career Highlights

Starting at Honda FC

Tatsuya Furuhashi began his football journey in 1999 with Honda FC. At that time, Honda FC was a semi-professional team in the Japan Football League. This meant that besides playing football, Furuhashi also worked at a factory.

He made his first game appearance for the club in a big 5–0 win at home against Kokushikan University. During his time with Honda, he played in over 100 league games. He scored an amazing 85 goals, making him a very popular player at the club.

Moving to Cerezo Osaka

In the middle of 2004, Furuhashi signed his first full-time professional contract. He joined J1 League team Cerezo Osaka. He scored a goal in his very first game for Cerezo, helping them win 4–3 against FC Tokyo.

He quickly became a regular player for Cerezo Osaka. He was known for forming strong attacking teams with other famous players like Hiroaki Morishima, Akinori Nishizawa, Shinji Kagawa, and Rui Komatsu. Furuhashi played 146 games for Cerezo and scored 44 goals before moving to a new team.

Later Career Teams

In January 2009, Furuhashi joined Montedio Yamagata. He played for them for three years. Later, on November 28, 2011, he signed with Shonan Bellmare. He made his first appearance for Bellmare as a substitute in a 2–1 home win against Kyoto Sanga FC. This was on the very first day of the 2012 season.

After playing for several professional clubs, Furuhashi returned to Honda FC in 2014. He continued to play for them until the end of the 2020 season.

Achievements and Awards

Tatsuya Furuhashi won several awards and championships during his career.

Team Honours

Individual Awards

  • Japan Football League top-scorer: 2003 (This means he scored the most goals in the league that year!)
  • J.League Best XI: 2005 (This award means he was chosen as one of the best 11 players in the J.League for that year.)

See also

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