Tetsuji Hashiratani (柱谷 哲二,Hashiratani Tetsuji; born July 15, 1964) is a former Japanesefootball player and manager. He played forJapan national team. His elder brotherKoichi Hashiratani is also a former footballer.
Hashiratani was capped 72 times and scored 6 goals for theJapan national team from 1988 to 1995.[1] He was a member of the Japan team for the1992 Asian Cup which Japan won. He was the captain when Japan's hope to play in the 1994 World Cup finals was dashed by a late Iraqi equaliser in thefinal qualifier, the match that the Japanese fans now refer to as theAgony of Doha.
He succeededTakeshi Okada as the manager ofConsadole Sapporo at the beginning of the 2002 season. However, he was sacked after only seven matches. The club was relegated toJ2 League that season. Then he coachedKokushikan University andUrawa Reds. He was a coach atTokyo Verdy from 2006 to 2007. He was promoted to the manager of the club in 2008 but fired by the Verdy after the season. He would later return in 2010 to coach Kokushikan University. He was called back to professional managing once more, as he was announced to leadMito HollyHock from the 2011 season. After poor results leaving Mito in the relegation zone, he was sacked in the middle of the 2015 season. He was signed to manageJ3 League-teamGainare Tottori from the 2016 season, but he lasted only season before signing forJFL'sVanraure Hachinohe.[2][3] He resigned end of 2017 season. He signed withGiravanz Kitakyushu asHitoshi Morishita successor in June 2018.[4] The club finished the 2018 season at bottom place of 17 club and he resigned at the end of the 2018 season.[5]
