is a former Japanese football player and manager. He is the current manager of

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Playing career

Hasebe was born in

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on April 23, 1971. After graduating from

Chuo University , commonly referred to as or , is a private flagship research university in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1885 as Igirisu Hōritsu Gakkō (the English Law School), Chuo is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions in the country. The univer ...

, he joined

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in 1994. He played many matches as a central midfielder and the club won the championship in 1994 J1 League. However his opportunity to play decreased from 1996 and he moved to

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club

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in August 1997. He played many matches at Frontale in 1997 and he moved to

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in 1998. He wore the number 10 shirt for the club and played as central player of the club. In 2001, he moved to

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and he played many matches. However he struggled to make the first team in 2003 and he left the club in July.

Coaching career

After retiring, in 2006 Hasebe became a coach of

youth team. In 2011, he became the coach of the first team. In 2016, he moved to J2 League side JEF United Chiba and became a coach of the club. In July, after manager

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was sacked, Hasebe was promoted to interim manager from coach on July 25, returning to the role of assistant coach after the appointment of Argentine manager

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on 25 November 2016. On 11 December 2017, he was named manager of the J2 League side

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from 2018.

Club statistics

Managerial statistics

Update; ''December 31, 2018''

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* * 1971 births Living people Chuo University alumni Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers J1 League players Japan Football League (1992–1998) players Tokyo Verdy players Kawasaki Frontale players Vissel Kobe players JEF United Chiba players Japanese football managers J1 League managers J2 League managers JEF United Chiba managers Mito HollyHock managers category:Avispa Fukuoka managers Association football midfielders {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub