Toru Araiba
 Araiba (right) | |||
| 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) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Japan U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Toru Araiba (新井場 徹 Araiba Tōru, born July 12, 1979) is a former Japanese football player.
Club career
Araiba was a product of the youth system of Gamba Osaka. 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 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 and signed with Cerezo Osaka in 2013. He retired end of 2014 season.
National team career
In August 1995, Araiba was elected Japan U-17 national team for 1995 U-17 World Championship. He played all 3 matches.
Club statistics
| 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 | 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
- J1 League - 2007, 2008, 2009
- Japanese Super Cup - 2009, 2010
- Emperor's Cup - 2007, 2010
- J.League Cup - 2011, 2012
References
External links
- Toru Araiba – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Toru Araiba at J.League (in Japanese)