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Playing career

Hirajima was born in

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on February 3, 1982. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 2000. He played many matches as regular right side back in the first season. However he was arrested on charges of violating

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in late 2001 and his player registration was deleted in 2002. The club results were also bad in 2001 and it was relegated to the

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in 2002. He returned as a player in 2003. Although he could not play many matches in 2003, he became a regular player as right side back again in 2004. However he could hardly play in the match in 2005. Although the club was promoted to J1 from 2006, he was released from the club at the end of the 2006 season. In 2007, he moved to J2 club

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. He became a regular player and the club was promoted to J1 in 2008. In July 2008, he moved to the J2 club

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. He played many matches as right side back until 2009 and the club was promoted to J1 at the end of the 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to the J2 club

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and became a regular player. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2011. In 2013, he moved to the

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. Although the club won the championship and was promoted to the new

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in 2014, he retired at the end of the 2013 season.

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* 1982 births Living people Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Japan Football League players Avispa Fukuoka players Kyoto Sanga FC players Cerezo Osaka players Tokushima Vortis players AC Nagano Parceiro players Men's association football defenders Association football people from Sakai, Osaka 21st-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1980s-stub