Tadaaki Hirakawa
Tadaaki Hirakawa (平川 忠亮, Hirakawa Tadaaki, born 1 May 1979) is a former Japanese footballer. He is the current assistant manager of J1 League club Urawa Red Diamonds.[1]
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| Full name | Tadaaki Hirakawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–1997 | Shimizu Commercial High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | University of Tsukuba | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2018 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 336 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 336 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Hirakawa was born in Shizuoka on 1 May 1979. After graduating from University of Tsukuba, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 2002. Although he is originally a right side player, he became a regular in the line-up as a left side midfielder from July. The Urawa Reds won the 2003 J.League Cup for the first time in the club history. In 2004, the Urawa Reds signed Alessandro Santos and Hirakawa lost his place in the team. So, Hirakawa played many positions, including three positions in defence, and as a right side midfielder in the 2004 season. However, his opportunity to play decreased following the summer of 2004.
In 2006, he became a regular in the line-up as a right side midfielder and the Urawa Reds won the J1 League for the first time in the club's history. In 2007, he failed to displace Nobuhisa Yamada, so he became a left side midfielder again, leading to the Urawa Reds winning the 2007 AFC Champions League. In 2008, he played many matches as a right and left side midfielder. Although he could not play many matches in 2009 because of injury, he played regularly as a right and left side back in 2010. From 2012, he played many matches as a right side midfielder.
He then lost his place to young player Takahiro Sekine from 2015. He retired at the end of the 2018 season.[2]
Club statistics
| Club | Season | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | AFC | Other* | Total | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Urawa Red Diamonds | 2002 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | - | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2006 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | - | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 39 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 456 | 10 | |
*Includes other competitive competitions, including the J.League Championship, Japanese Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
Awards and honours
References
- Tadaaki Hirakawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 58 out of 289)
- Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 18 out of 289)
- Tadaaki Hirakawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Urawa Reds(in Japanese)
External links
- Tadaaki Hirakawa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tadaaki Hirakawa at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)