- Akira Narahashi
Football player infobox| playername= Akira Narahashi
fullname = Akira Narahashi
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|11|26
cityofbirth = Chiba
countryofbirth =Japan
height = height|ft=5|in=9
currentclub =
position = Defender
youthyears = 1987-1989
youthclubs = Chiba Eiwa H.S.
years = 1990-1996
1997-2006
2007
clubs = Fujita / Bellmare HiratsukaKashima Antlers Shonan Bellmare
caps(goals) = 149 0(13)
196 0(16)
001 00(0)
nationalyears = 1994-2003
nationalteam = Japan
nationalcaps(goals) = 038 00(0)Akira Narahashi (名良橋晃, born
26 November 1971 in Chiba) is aJapan ese 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 the1998 FIFA World Cup .Career
After graduating from Chiba Eiwa High School in 1990, Narahashi joined Fujita F.C. (current
Shonan Bellmare ) playing in theJapan Soccer League division 1. His firstJ. 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 ofJorginho 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.Clubs
* 1992-1996: flagicon|Japan Fujita / Bellmare Hiratsuka
* 1997-2006: flagicon|JapanKashima Antlers
* 2007: flagicon|JapanShonan Bellmare National team
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*Honors and awards
Individual honors
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J-League Best Eleven: 2001Team honors
External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=3664 Career history] at National Football Teams
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