Hidekazu Otani

Hidekazu Otani
大谷秀和
Personal information
Full name	Hidekazu Otani
Date of birth	6 November 1984
Place of birth	Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kashiwa Reysol
Number	7
Youth career
2000–2002	Kashiwa Reysol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–	Kashiwa Reysol
Honours
Kashiwa Reysol
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2021

Hidekazu Otani (大谷秀和, Otani Hidekazu, born 6 November 1984) is a Japanese football player who plays for Kashiwa Reysol.[1]

Playing career

Otani was born in Nagareyama on 6 November 1984. He joined J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol from youth team in 2003. He debuted in 2003 and played many matches as defensive midfielder from 2004. Although he became a regular player summer 2005, Reysol was relegated to J2 League end of 2005 season. In 2006, he played many matches as left side back and left side midfielder and was promoted to J1 in a year. From 2007, he played as regular left side back.

From Summer 2009, he was returned to his original position, defensive midfielder under new manager Nelsinho Baptista and played as regular defensive midfielder for a long time. Reysol also won the 2nd place in 2008 Emperor's Cup. However the club results were sluggish and was relegated to J2 end of 2009 season again. Reysol won the champions in 2010 season and was returned to J1 in a year. In 2011, Reysol won the champions in J1 League first time in the club history.

From 2012, Reysol won the champions in 2012 Emperor's Cup and 2013 J.League Cup.

Club statistics

As of 9 June 2021[2][3][4]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Asia		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		AFC				Total
2003	Kashiwa Reysol	J1 League	4	0	–		5	0	-				9	0
2004			16	1	1	0	4	1	-				21	2
2005			20	3	2	2	2	0	-		2[5]	0	26	5
2006		J2 League	29	1	–		-		-				29	1
2007		J1 League	31	0	1	0	2	0	-				34	0
2008			33	3	4	0	5	0	-				42	3
2009			20	1	2	0	3	0	-				25	1
2010		J2 League	35	2	3	0	-		-				38	2
2011		J1 League	28	0	3	0	2	0	-		4[6]	0	33	0
2012			31	1	6	0	4	0	6	0	1[7]	0	48	1
2013			31	0	2	0	4	0	9	0	1[7]	0	47	0
2014			30	0	2	1	10	0	-		1[8]	0	43	1
2015			31	2	3	0	–		9	1	1[8]	0	43	3
2016			20	1	2	0	4	0	–				26	2
2017			32	5	3	0	–		–				35	5
2018			25	0	2	0	3	1	6	0			36	1
2019		J2 League	30	0	1	0	1	0	–				32	0
2020		J1 League	23	2	–		3	0	–				26	2
2021			6	1	1	0	1	0	–				8	0
2022
Total			474	23	38	3	53	2	30	1	8	0	603	29

References

Hidekazu Otani at J.League (in Japanese)
Kashiwa Reysol(in Japanese)
Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 32 out of 289)
Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 65 out of 289)
Relegation play-off J1/JSL
Club World Cup
Japan Supercup
Suruga Bank Cup

External links

Hidekazu Otani – FIFA competition record (archived)
Hidekazu Otani at J.League (in Japanese)
Profile at Kashiwa Reysol

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[1] Hidekazu Otani at J.League (in Japanese)

[2] Kashiwa Reysol(in Japanese)

[3] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 32 out of 289)

[4] Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2017 J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 (NSK MOOK)", 8 February 2017, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411420 (p. 65 out of 289)

[5] Relegation play-off J1/JSL

[6] Club World Cup

[:0-7] Japan Supercup

[:1-8] Suruga Bank Cup