Toru Araiba (新井場 徹, Araiba Tōru, born July 12, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
 Araiba (right) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | Gamba Osaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Gamba Osaka | 140 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Kashima Antlers | 262 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Cerezo Osaka | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 423 | (22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAraiba was a product of the youth system of Gamba Osaka. He made two 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 played mainly as left midfielder. He moved to Kashima Antlers in 2004. He played as left side-back as Naoki Soma successor. The club won the league champions for 3 years in a row (2007-2009). The club also won 2007, 2010 Emperor's Cup, 2011 and 2012 J.League Cup. He moved to his local Osaka league and signed with Cerezo Osaka in 2013. He retired at the end of the 2014 season.
National team career
editIn August 1995, Araiba was selected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship. He played all 3 matches.
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1997 | Gamba Osaka | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 33 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 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 | J1 League | 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 | J1 League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 423 | 22 | 39 | 2 | 78 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 566 | 28 | ||
Team honors
edit- J1 League - 2007, 2008, 2009
- Japanese Super Cup - 2009, 2010
- Emperor's Cup - 2007, 2010
- J.League Cup - 2011, 2012
References
editExternal links
edit- Toru Araiba – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Toru Araiba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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