Hideo Hashimoto

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Hideo Hashimoto
Personal information
Full name	Hideo Hashimoto
Date of birth	May 21, 1979 (1979-05-21) (age 29)
Place of birth	Osaka, Japan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gamba Osaka
Youth clubs
1992-1994 1995-1997	Gamba Osaka Junior Youth Gamba Osaka Youth
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-	Gamba Osaka	200 00(6)
National team2
2007-	Japan	006 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 16 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Hideo Hashimoto (橋本 英郎, Hashimoto Hideo^?, born May 21, 1979) is a Japanese football (soccer) player. His place of birth is Osaka. He is a defensive midfielder and currently plays for Gamba Osaka.　

He played for Gamba's junior youth team and youth team before he signed for them as a professional player. He started to break into the first team in 2002 and established himself as a mainstay in Gamba's midfield in 2005, contributing to the club winning the J. League Championship that year.

His first cap as a full international came when he substituted Keita Suzuki on June 1, 2007 in a friendly against Montenegro. He was a member of the Japan team for 2007 AFC Asian Cup and played one game as a substitute.

Hideo is an Osaka City University graduate.

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