Jorge Hirano

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Jorge Hirano
Personal information
Full name Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto
Date of birth (1959-08-16) 16 August 1959 (age 66)
Place of birth Huaral, Peru
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977 Unión Huaral
1978–1979 Juventud La Palma
1980–1981 Fujita Kogyo 23 (4)
1982 Unión Huaral
1983–1985 Sporting Cristal
1986–1993 Bolívar 208 (124)
1993 Deportivo Sipesa 12 (1)
1994 Sport Boys 1 (0)
International career
1984–1991 Peru 36 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto (born 16 August 1959 in Huaral) is a former Japanese Peruvian football player.

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Club career

Hirano didn't have the looks of a prolific goal scorer nonetheless of a forward but he compensated his slight figure with extraordinary speed.

If he was cheered with La Celeste of Sporting Cristal, he was idolized across of the Cordillera with another Celeste: the one of Club Bolivar of La Paz, where he played eight years and scored 139 goals. [1]

International career

Hirano played a total of 36 games for Peru between 1984 and 1991, scoring 11 goals. [2]

International goals

Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hirano goal.
List of international goals scored by Jorge Hirano [3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 February 1984 Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 1–11–3Friendly
2.9 March 1985 Estadio Nacional, Lima, PeruFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 1–01–1
3.21 March 1985Lima, PeruFlag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 1–01–0
4.16 June 1985Estadio Nacional, Lima, PeruFlag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 3–14–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.21 June 1987Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 2–02–0Friendly
6.01 July 1989 Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1–02–5 1989 Copa América
7.09 July 1989 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, BrazilFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–11–1
8.12 June 1991Estadio Nacional, Lima, PeruFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–01–0Friendly
9.25 June 1991 Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador 2–2
10.12 July 1991 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg  Venezuela 5–15–1 1991 Copa América
11.14 July 1991Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–33–3

Honours

SeasonClubTitle
1983 Sporting Cristal Peruvian League [4]
1987 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano [1]
1988BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano [1]
1991BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano [1]
1991BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano top scorer: 19 goals [1]
1992BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 José Augusto Giuffra (10 October 2008). "Jorge Hirano: Kamikaze en el Altiplano". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  2. ↑ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Jorge Hirano at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Campeón 1983". Club Sporting Cristal (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2025.



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