is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Hashimoto was born in Osaka on 21 May 1979. He joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka from youth team in 1998. He played many matches as right-side midfielder and defensive midfielder from 2001. He became a regular player as defensive midfielder from 2003 and one of the central player under manager Akira Nishino. In 2005, Gamba won the champions in J1 League first time in the club history. After that, Gamba won the many title, 2007 J.League Cup, 2008 and 2009 Emperor's Cup. In Asia, Gamba also won the champions in 2008 AFC Champions League and the 3rd place in 2008 Club World Cup. This is the golden era in the club history. However he could hardly play in the match for injury in 2011 and left the club end of 2011 season.
In 2012, Hashimoto moved to Vissel Kobe. Although he played many matches, the club finished at the 16th place of 18 clubs in 2012 season and was relegated to J2 League. In 2013 season, the club won the 2nd place and returned to J1. He played many matches until 2014 and left the club end of 2014 season. In 2015, he moved to J2 club Cerezo Osaka. However he could not play many matches. In July 2016, he moved to J3 League club AC Nagano Parceiro and played many matches. In 2017, he moved to J2 club Tokyo Verdy.Tokyo Verdy
On 10 January 2019, Hashimoto joined Japan Football League club FC Imabari.橋本 英郎（ハシモト ヒデオ）選手入団のお知らせ, fcimabari.com, 10 January 2019
National team career His first cap as a full international came when he substituted Keita Suzuki on 1 June 2007 in a friendly against Montenegro. He was a member of the Japan team for 2007 Asian Cup and played one game as a substitute. He played 15 games for Japan until 2010.Japan National Football Team Database
Club statistics .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, (p. 173 out of 289)Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑", 10 February 2016, Japan, (p. 172 out of 289)
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 J.League Cup Asia Total1998Gamba OsakaJ1 League000000-001999401011-612000504100-9120011703020-22020021802170-27120032311040-28120042714070-381200533130101-462200628040206140120073434090-47320083404040*14*1*56*1200931450206044420102983010*5038820114010200070Total28718392512312408242012Vissel KobeJ1 League2410030-2712013J2 League34110--3512014J1 League2801081-371Total86220111-9932015Cerezo OsakaJ2 League14000--14020162000--20Total16000--1602016Cerezo Osaka U-23J3 League61---61Total61---612016Nagano ParceiroJ3 League13030--160Total13030--1602017Tokyo VerdyJ2 League26010--27020184030--70Total30040--3402019FC ImabariJFL221---221Total221---221 Career total46022482623*31*260129 Includes FIFA Club World Cup, Fuji Xerox Super Cup
FIFA Club World Cup career statistics SeasonTeamAppsGoals2008Gamba Osaka31
National team statistics
Japan national teamYearAppsGoals200740200820200970201020Total150
Team honors AFC Champions League (1): 2008 J1 League (2): 2005 Emperor's Cup (2): 2008, 2009 J.League Cup (1): 2007 Japanese Super Cup (1): 2007
References
External links
Japan National Football Team Database