Takahiro Shimotaira

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Takahiro Shimotaira
下平 隆宏
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
Kashiwa Reysol
Winner J.League Cup 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career[edit]

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]

Coaching career[edit]

Kashiwa Reysol[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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 statistics[edit]

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

Managerial statistics[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ "untitled". 10 February 2001. Archived from the original on 2001-02-10. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20010915235024/http://www.fctokyo.co.jp/contents.phtml?cont=item&item=expire%2F519. Archived from the original on 2001-09-15. Retrieved 16 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "F.C.TOKYO". 6 May 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-06. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  4. ^ "柏レイソル Official Site". 4 December 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Yokohama FC(in Japanese)
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)

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