# Masami Ihara

Masami Ihara is a Japanese football manager, born on 18 September 1967 in Koka, Shiga, Japan. Ihara played as a defender for Yokohama F. Marinos and Urawa Reds. Ihara scored 13 goals in 540 games for club and country and won 7 trophies, including 1 league title.

## Ihara's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 418 | 8 |
| Japan | 122 | 5 |
| Total | 540 | 13 |

Goals per game: 0.02.

## Ihara's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 7
- League titles: 1
- Domestic cups: 3
- Other international club trophies: 2
- Trophies with Japan: 1
- Individual awards: 9

### Nissan Motors / Yokohama F - Marinos

- Emperor's Cup: 2 (1991, 1992)
- J1 League: 1 (1995)
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2 (1991–92, 1992–93)

### Júbilo Iwata

- Japanese Super Cup: 1 (2000)

### Japan

- AFC Asian Cup: 1 (1992)

### Individual

- Asian Footballer of the Year: 1 (1995)
- J.League Best XI: 5 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
- MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1 (1998)
- J.League 20th Anniversary Team: 1
- J.League 30th Anniversary Team: 1

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1990–1999: Yokohama F. Marinos, 267 games, 5 goals
2. 2000: Júbilo Iwata, 20 games, 1 goal
3. 2001–2002: Urawa Reds, 54 games, 1 goal

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