Jorge Hirano Matsumoto (born 16 August 1956 in

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) is a former

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player.

Club career

Hirano didn't have the looks of a prolific goal scorer nonetheless of a forward but he compensated his slight figure with extraordinary speed. If he was cheered with La Celeste of

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, he was idolized across of the Cordillera with another Celeste: the one of

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of La Paz, where he played eight years and scored 139 goals.

International career

Hirano played a total of 36 games for

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between 1984 and 1991, scoring 11 goals.

Honors

References

External links

Profile at Asociacion Peruano Japonesa
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1956 births Living people People from Lima Region Peruvian people of Japanese descent Peruvian men's footballers Peruvian expatriate men's footballers Peru men's international footballers 1987 Copa América players 1989 Copa América players 1991 Copa América players Bolivian Primera División players Japan Soccer League players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan Expatriate men's footballers in Bolivia Peruvian expatriate sportspeople in Bolivia Peruvian Primera División players Unión Huaral footballers Shonan Bellmare players Sporting Cristal footballers Club Bolívar players Deportivo Sipesa footballers Sport Boys footballers Men's association football forwards {{Peru-footy-forward-stub