Akira Narahashi

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Akira Narahashi
Personal information
Full name	Akira Narahashi
Date of birth	November 26, 1971 (1971-11-26) (age 36)
Place of birth	Chiba, Japan
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1987-1989	Chiba Eiwa H.S.
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1996 1997-2006 2007	Fujita / Bellmare Hiratsuka Kashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare	149 0(13) 196 0(16) 001 00(0)
National team
1994-2003	Japan	038 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Akira Narahashi (名良橋晃, born 26 November 1971 in Chiba) is a Japanese former football defender. He mainly played as a right full back. He was capped 38 times for the Japanese national team between 1994 and 2003, including three games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

[edit] Career

After graduating from Chiba Eiwa High School in 1990, Narahashi joined Fujita F.C. (current Shonan Bellmare) playing in the Japan Soccer League division 1. His first J. League match was against Verdy Kawasaki on March 12, 1993. His international debut came on September 27, 1993 against Australia.

He moved to Kashima Antlers in 2000. The presence of Jorginho at Kashima propelled his decision to move as he aspired to learn the trade under the Brazilian international full back.

At the end of the 2006 season, Kashima announced that they wouldn't renew his contract. Narahashi returned to Bellmare in February 2007 but was released in August 2007.

On February 1, 2008, he announced his retirement from professional football.

[edit] Clubs

• 1992-1996: Fujita / Bellmare Hiratsuka
• 1997-2006: Kashima Antlers
• 2007: Shonan Bellmare

[edit] National team

• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• 2003 Confederations Cup

[edit] Honors and awards

[edit] Individual Honors

• J-League Best Eleven: 2001

[edit] Team Honors

[edit] External links

• Career history at National Football Teams

v • d • e Japan squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Kojima • 2 Narahashi • 3 Soma • 4 Ihara • 5 Omura • 6 Yamaguchi • 7 Ito • 8 Nakata • 9 Nakayama • 10 Nanami • 11 Ono • 12 Lopes • 13 Hattori • 14 Okano • 15 Morishima • 16 Saito • 17 Akita • 18 Jo • 19 Nakanishi • 20 Kawaguchi • 21 Narazaki • 22 Hirano • Coach: Okada

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