was a Japanese

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player. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

After graduating from Kobe Higher Commercial School, Hirabayashi played for

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many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda,

Shiro Azumi was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japanese national team. Club career After graduating from high school, Azumi played for Osaka SC was founded by his alma mater high school graduates and many Japan national team players Kiyoo ...

Fukusaburo Harada was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Harada played for Osaka SC was founded by his alma mater high school graduates and many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Usaburo Hidaka, Tosh ...

Usaburo Hidaka was a Japanese football player. He played for the Japanese national team. Club career Hidaka played for Osaka SC was founded by his alma mater high school graduates and many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Ha ...

Setsu Sawagata was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Sawagata played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, Usaburo Hidaka, Toshio Hirabayashi, Kikuzo Kisaka, Yos ...

, Kikuzo Kisaka,

Yoshio Fujiwara was a Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career After graduating from Mikage Higher Normal School, Fujiwara played for Osaka SC many Japan national team players Kiyoo Kanda, Shiro Azumi, Fukusaburo Harada, Us ...

and Shumpei Inoue were playing in those days.

National team career

In May 1923, Hirabayashi was selected Japan national team for

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in Osaka. At this competition, on May 23, he debuted against Philippines. This match is Japan team first match in International A Match. Next day, he also played against

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

. But Japan lost in both matches (1-2, v Philippines and 1-5, v Republic of China). He played 2 games for Japan in 1923.Japan National Football Team Database
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National team statistics

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