is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Hara was born in

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on September 6, 1979. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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in 1998. He debuted in 2000 and the club won the 2nd place

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. However the club results were bad in league competition in 2001 and was relegated to

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from 2002. From 2002, he played many matches as defensive midfielder and side midfielder. The club returned to J1 in a year and won the 2nd place 2003 Emperor's Cup. In 2004, he moved to

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. Although he played 2 seasons, he could hardly play in the match. In 2006, he moved to J2 club

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. However he could hardly play in the match. In October 2006, he moved to

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club SC Tottori. He retired end of 2006 season.

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* 1979 births Living people Association football people from Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Cerezo Osaka players Yokohama F. Marinos players Vissel Kobe players Gainare Tottori players Men's association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub