Masami Ihara

Masami Ihara
井原 正巳

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-09-18) September 18, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Koka, Shiga, Japan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Kashiwa Reysol (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985	Moriyama High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	University of Tsukuba
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1999	Yokohama F. Marinos	267	(5)
2000	Júbilo Iwata	20	(1)
2001–2002	Urawa Reds	54	(1)
Total		341	(7)
International career
1988–1999	Japan	122	(5)
Managerial career
2006–2008	Japan U-23 (assistant)
2009–2014	Kashiwa Reysol (assistant)
2015–2018	Avispa Fukuoka
2019–2023	Kashiwa Reysol (assistant)
2023–	Kashiwa Reysol
Medal record Nissan Motors / Yokohama Marinos / Yokohama F. Marinos Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1990/91 Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1991/92 Winner J1 League 1995 Winner JSL Cup 1990 Winner Emperor's Cup 1991 Winner Emperor's Cup 1992 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1990 Urawa Reds Runner-up J.League Cup 2002 Representing  Japan AFC Asian Cup 1992 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Masami Ihara (井原 正巳, Ihara Masami, born September 18, 1967) is a Japanese former footballer and manager. He is the currently manager of J1 League club of Kashiwa Reysol.

A defender, Ihara was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos. Ihara's long standing record of 122 national team appearances was surpassed by Yasuhito Endo on October 16, 2012.^[1][2]