is a former

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ese

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player.

Playing career

Hirayama was born in

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on January 9, 1978. After graduating from high school, he joined

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club

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with teammate

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in 1996. Although he was left side midfielder, he could hardly play in the match behind Tomohiro Katanosaka until early 1999. In August 1999, he became a regular player and the club won the champions 1999 J.League Cup. The club also won the 3rd place

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and 2000 J1 League. From 2004, although his opportunity to play decreased, he played many matches as substitute. However the club results were bad and was relegated to

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from 2006. In 2006, he played many matches as starting member and the club was promoted to J1 in a year. However he could hardly play in the match in 2007 and retired end of 2007 season.

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* 1978 births Living people Association football people from Shizuoka Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashiwa Reysol players Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub