Toru Araiba
 Toru Araiba (right) defending. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Toru Araiba | ||
| Date of birth | July 12, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Hirakata, Osaka, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left fullback | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992-1994 | Katano FC | ||
| 1995-1997 | Gamba Osaka Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997-2003 | Gamba Osaka | 140 | (13) |
| 2004-2012 | Kashima Antlers | 262 | (9) |
| 2013-2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Japan U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 March 2014 | |||
Toru Araiba (新井場 徹, Araiba Tōru, born 12 July 1979 in Hirakata, Osaka) is a former Japanese football defender. He last played for Cerezo Osaka.[1][2] He is naturally right footed but can use both feet. He mainly plays as a left full back.
Playing career
Araiba was a product of the youth system of Gamba Osaka. He was a member of the Japan team for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship finals. He made 2 first team appearances for Gamba in 1997 while he still belonged to their youth team. He signed a professional contract in 1998 and started to play regularly for the club's first team. He received a call-up for the national team by Philippe Troussier in 2001 but has not played a game for Japan. He moved to Kashima Antlers in 2004.
Team honors
- J. League Division 1 - 2007, 2008, 2009
- Japanese Super Cup - 2009, 2010
Career statistics
Last update: 31 March 2014
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Gamba Osaka | J. League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | J. League Division 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - | 29 | 8 | |||
| 2001 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2002 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 40 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2004 | Kashima Antlers | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | - | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2007 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 44 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | - | 44 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Cerezo Osaka | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 414 | 22 | 34 | 2 | 77 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 551 | 28 | ||
References
- ^ "Kashima Antlers Official Web site". Kashima Antlers. Archived from the original on 2008-01-04. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ "Stats Centre: Toru Araiba Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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