Masami Ihara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masami Ihara

Japanese association football player

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1967

Place of Birth: Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Masami Ihara (?? ??, Ihara Masami, born September 18, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager.
He played for Japan national team. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos.
Ihara's long standing record of 122 national team appearances was bested by Yasuhito Endo on October 16, 2012