is a former

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player.

Playing career

Mihara was born in

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on April 20, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1997. However he could not play at all in the match until 2000. He also played for Romanian club Universitatea Craiova in 1999. In June 2000, he moved to his local club

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with Jiro Yabe on loan. He played as regular player. In 2001, he returned to Nagoya Grampus Eight. However he could hardly play in the match. In June 2002, he moved to J2 club

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and played many matches. In 2003, he moved to J2 club

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. However he could not play many matches for injuries. In 2006, he moved to

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club

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. He retired end of 2007 season.

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* 1978 births Living people Association football people from Saga Prefecture Japanese men's footballers Japanese expatriate men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Nagoya Grampus players Sagan Tosu players Avispa Fukuoka players Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo players FC Ryukyu players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub