Reiji Hirata (
Japanese: 平田 礼次; born in
Japan
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) is a Japanese football manager. He is the current manager of the
Japan national under-15 football team.
Career
Chinese Taipei U16
Hirata started his managerial career with the
Chinese Taipei national under-16 football team.
Chinese Taipei
In 2017, he was appointed head coach of the
Chinese Taipei national football team
The Chinese Taipei national football team represents Taiwan (the Republic of China) in international football and is controlled by the Chinese Taipei Football Association. Despite never qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, Chinese Taipei, then kn ...
, a position he held until 2017.
Philippines youth
In 2018, he was appointed as the Head of Youth Development of
Philippine Football Federation
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) is the governing body of association football in the Philippines. Established as the Philippine Amateur Football Association (PAFA) in 1907, the PFF is one of the oldest national football associations in ...
.
Philippines U-19
Hirata coached the
Philippines U-19 in the
2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
The 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship was the 16th edition of the AFF U-19 Youth Championship, organised by ASEAN Football Federation. It was hosted by Indonesia during July 2018. Eleven out of the twelve member associations of the ASEAN Football ...
held in Indonesia.
Philippines U-17
A month later, Hirata led the
Philippines U-17 in the
2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
The 2018 AFF U-16 Championship was the thirteenth edition of the AFF U-16 Championship, the annual international youth association football championship organised by the ASEAN Football Federation for men's under-16 national teams of Southeast As ...
. The tournament was also held in Indonesia.
References
External links
From the Asian Pitch ~JFA Official Overseas Dispatch Leader Message~ 34th Reiji Hirata Philippine Football Federation Youth Development Director
Japanese coach impressed with rise of football in MindanaoReproduction of Japanese Experience Hirata Rei guides the development of Taichung FootballMen's football team change should be left to Hirata Reji
Rei Hirata: I want to stay in Taiwan
Living people
Japanese football managers
Chinese Taipei national football team managers
1975 births
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