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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | June 26, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Japan | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1997–1998 | Cerezo Osaka (youth) | ||
2009–2014 | Gifu (academy director) | ||
2014 | Chinese Taipei (technical director) | ||
2015 | Chinese Taipei U13 | ||
2017 [1] | Chinese Taipei | ||
2017 | Chinese Taipei U16 [1] | ||
2018 | Philippines U19 | ||
2018 | Philippines U17 | ||
2023- | Japan U15 |
Reiji Hirata ( Japanese: 平田 礼次; born in Japan) is a Japanese football manager. He is the current manager of the Japan national under-15 football team.
Hirata started his managerial career with the Chinese Taipei national under-16 football team.
In 2017, he was appointed head coach of the Chinese Taipei national football team, a position he held until 2017.
In 2018, he was appointed as the Head of Youth Development of Philippine Football Federation. [2]
Hirata coached the Philippines U-19 in the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship held in Indonesia. [3]
A month later, Hirata led the Philippines U-17 in the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The tournament was also held in Indonesia. [4]