is a former Japanese football player and the currently assistant manager J1 League club of

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Playing career

Irie was born in

Shizuoka Shizuoka can refer to: * Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture * Shizuoka (city), the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture * Shizuoka Airport * Shizuoka Domain, the name from 1868 to 1871 for Sunpu Domain, a predecessor of Shizuoka Prefecture ...

on July 8, 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined

Kashiwa Reysol is a Japanese professional football club based in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Sankyo Frontier Kashiwa Stadium ...

with teammate Tomonori Hirayama in 1996. He debuted in 1998 and played many matches as left defender. However did not play as much in 1999. In 2002, he moved to

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. However he did not play much. In 2003, he moved to

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. He played as left defender and the club won the championship in the 2005 J1 League. He retired at the end of the 2007 season.J.League
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* 1977 births Living people Japanese footballers J1 League players Kashiwa Reysol players Vissel Kobe players Gamba Osaka players Men's association football defenders Association football people from Shizuoka (city) {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub