Toru Araiba

Toru Araiba
新井場徹
	Araiba (right)
Personal information
Full name	Toru Araiba
Date of birth	July 12, 1979 (age 45)
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
1997–2003	Gamba Osaka
2004–2012	Kashima Antlers
2013–2014	Cerezo Osaka
Total
International career
1995	Japan U-17
Medal record
Kashima Antlers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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

In August 1995, Araiba was selected 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		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	Cerezo Osaka	J1 League	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 (archived)
Toru Araiba at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)

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