Hironari Iwamoto

Hironari Iwamoto
岩元 洋成

Personal information
Full name	Hironari Iwamoto
Date of birth	(1970-06-27) June 27, 1970
Place of birth	Kagoshima, Japan
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1986–1988	Kagoshima Jitsugyo High School
1989–1992	Rissho University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1998	Bellmare Hiratsuka	102	(4)
1999–2000	Montedio Yamagata	67	(2)
Total		169	(6)
Medal record Bellmare Hiratsuka Winner Emperor's Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hironari Iwamoto (岩元 洋成, Iwamoto Hironari, born June 27, 1970) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Iwamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on June 27, 1970. After graduating from Rissho University, he joined Japan Football League club Fujita Industries (later Bellmare Hiratsuka) in 1993. He played many matches as mainly right and left side back. The club won the champions in 1993 and was promoted to J1 League from 1994. From 1994, the club won the champions 1994 Emperor's Cup and 1995 Asian Cup Winners' Cup. Although his opportunity to play decreased from 1996, he became a regular player in 1998 again. However he was released the club due to their financial problems end of 1998 season. In 1999, he moved to newly was promoted to J2 League club, Montedio Yamagata. He played as regular player in 2 seasons and he retired end of 2000 season.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1993	Fujita Industries	Football League	9	1	1	0	6	0	16	1
1994	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J1 League	16	1	1	0	0	0	17	1
1995			34	0	0	0	-		34	0
1996			7	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
1997			8	0	0	0	5	0	13	0
1998			28	2	2	0	4	0	34	2
1999	Montedio Yamagata	J2 League	32	2	5	0	1	0	38	2
2000			35	0	1	0	2	0	38	0
Total			169	6	11	0	18	0	198	6

External links

• Hironari Iwamoto at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)