Hiroki Aratani

Hiroki Aratani
荒谷 弘樹

Personal information
Full name	Hiroki Aratani
Date of birth	(1975-08-06) August 6, 1975
Place of birth	Takaoka, Toyama, Japan
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1991–1993	Toyama Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Urawa Reds	0	(0)
1998	Kawasaki Frontale	0	(0)
1999–2008	Omiya Ardija	118	(0)
2009	Consadole Sapporo	30	(0)
2010–2011	Ventforet Kofu	22	(0)
Total		170	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroki Aratani (荒谷 弘樹, Aratani Hiroki, born August 6, 1975) is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career

Aratani was born in Takaoka on August 6, 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined J1 League club Urawa Reds in 1994. However he could not play at all in the match behind Hisashi Tsuchida and Yuki Takita. In 1998, he moved to Japan Football League club Kawasaki Frontale. However he could not play at all in the match behind Takeshi Urakami. In 1999, he moved to Omiya Ardija. Although he could not play at all in the match behind Atsushi Shirai until 2001, he debuted in 2002. Although he could not play at all in the match behind Eiji Kawashima in 2003, he became a regular goalkeeper after Kawashima left the club in 2004. In 2004, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted to J1. However he lost his position behind Koji Ezumi for injury in 2007 and he could not play at all in the match in 2008. In 2009, he moved to J2 club Consadole Sapporo. Although he played many matches in 2009 season, he resigned and moved to J2 club Ventforet Kofu in 2010. The club won the 2nd place in 2010 and was promoted to J1 from 2011. He retired end of 2011 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
1994	Urawa Reds	J1 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1995			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
1996			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	Kawasaki Frontale	Football League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Omiya Ardija	J2 League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002			12	0	0	0	-		12	0
2003			0	0	0	0	-		0	0
2004			27	0	2	0	-		29	2
2005		J1 League	31	0	2	0	7	0	40	0
2006			31	0	2	0	4	0	37	0
2007			17	0	0	0	3	0	20	0
2008			0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
2009	Consadole Sapporo	J2 League	30	0	0	0	-		30	0
2010	Ventforet Kofu	J2 League	9	0	2	0	-		11	0
2011		J1 League	13	0	1	0	1	0	15	0
Career total			170	0	9	0	18	0	197	0

External links

• Hiroki Aratani at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)