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Takahiro Shimotaira
Japanese footballer and manager
Takahiro Shimotaira (下平 隆宏, Shimotaira Takahiro, born December 18, 1971) is a Japanese football manager and former footballer. He is the manager of V-Varen Nagasaki.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Takahiro Shimotaira | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-12-18) December 18, 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Gonohe, Aomori, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | V-Varen Nagasaki (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Gonohe High School | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–2000 | Kashiwa Reysol | 244 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | FC Tokyo | 39 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Kashiwa Reysol | 33 | (0) |
| Total | 316 | (8) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2019–2021 | Yokohama FC | ||
| 2022–2023 | Oita Trinita | ||
| 2024– | V-Varen Nagasaki | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shimotaira was born in Gonohe, Aomori on December 18, 1971. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Hitachi (later Kashiwa Reysol) in 1990. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder from 1991. In 1992, the Japan Soccer League folded and the club joined the new Japan Football League. In 1995, the club was promoted to J.League Division 1. In 1999, the club won the J.League Cup. In his eleven seasons with the club he played over 250 games and scored eight goals.
In May 2001, Shimotaira transferred to FC Tokyo and by September had been appointed captain of the team.[1][2]
In 2003, he returned to Kashiwa Reysol.[3] After making 33 league appearances across the 2003 and 2004 seasons, Shimotaira retired at the end of the 2004 season aged 32.[4]
Kashiwa Reysol
After retirement, Shimotaira started coaching career at Kashiwa Reysol in 2005. He mainly served as scout and manager for youth team until 2015. In 2016, he became a manager for top team under manager Milton Mendes. In March 2016, Mendes was sacked and Shimotaira became a new manager as Mendes successor. Although the club finished in 8th place in 2016, the club finished the 2017 season in 4th place and qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League. However, the clubs results were bad at the start of the 2018 season and he was dismissed in May when the club were in 14th place of 18 clubs.[5]
Yokohama FC
In 2019, Shimotaira signed with J2 League club, Yokohama FC and became a head coach under manager Edson Tavares.[6] In May, Tavares was sacked and Shimotaira became the club's new manager.[7] Yokohama were 14th in the league when Shimotaira took over, but he led the team to an eventual 2nd place finish and promotion to the J1 League for the first time in 13 years.[8]
Oita Trinita
In 1 February 2022, Shimotaira signed with J2 League relegated club, Oita Trinita and became a manager.[9]
The final position 5th advance to promotion playoff J1 League. They draw 2-2 with Roasso Kumamoto in away game and missed J1 League return in one year.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990/91 | Hitachi | JSL Division 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1991/92 | JSL Division 1 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | Football League | 17 | 1 | - | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 1993 | Kashiwa Reysol | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | J1 League | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 37 | 1 | ||
| 1996 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 44 | 1 | ||
| 1997 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2000 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | FC Tokyo | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Kashiwa Reysol | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 316 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 386 | 10 | ||
Update; end of 2022 season.[10]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2016 | 2018 | 79 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 048.10 |
| Yokohama FC | 2019 | 2021 | 113 | 38 | 25 | 50 | 033.63 |
| Oita Trinita | 2022 | present | 42 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 040.48 |
| Total | 234 | 93 | 58 | 83 | 039.74 | ||
- "untitled". 10 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20010915235024/http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/contents.pdoc?cont=item&item=expire%2F519. Archived from the original on 2001-09-15. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - "F.C.TOKYO". 6 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- "柏レイソル Official Site". 4 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- "お知らせ情報｜柏レイソル Official Site". 柏レイソル Official site (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- 横浜FCオフィシャルウェブサイト (in Japanese) https://www.yokohamafc.com/2018/12/27/63818. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
- "13年ぶりJ1昇格の横浜FC、下平隆宏監督との契約を更新". ゲキサカ (in Japanese). 26 November 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- "下平 隆宏氏 監督就任のお知らせ" (Press release). 大分トリニータ. 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
- Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Takahiro Shimotaira at FootballDatabase.eu
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