is a Japanese

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and former

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who is the manager of club

Matsumoto Yamaga or simply Matsumoto Yamaga (松本山雅FC, ''Matsumoto Yamaga Efu Shī'') is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in the city of Matsumoto, located in the Nagano Prefecture. The club currently plays in the J3 League, Japanese third tier o ...

Playing career

Hayakawa was born in Shizuoka on July 11, 1977. After graduating from

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, he joined

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club

Urawa Red Diamonds The or simply Urawa Reds (浦和レッズ, ''Urawa Rezzu''), also known as Mitsubishi Urawa Football Club from April 1992 to January 1996, are a professional association football, football club in the city of Saitama (city), Saitama, part of t ...

in 2000. Although the club was promoted to

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from 2001, he could hardly play in the match in 3 seasons until 2002. In 2003, he moved to J2 club

Yokohama FC is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club was formed by fans of Yokohama Flügels as a protest against Flügels' merger with Yokohama Marinos in 1999, becoming th ...

. He played many matches as right side back and center back for a long time. In 2006, he played as center back and the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 from 2007. Although he played many matches in 2007, the club was relegated to J2 in a year and his opportunity to play decreased in 2008. In August 2008, he moved to the J1 club

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on loan. However he could not play many matches. In 2009, he returned to Yokohama FC. Although he played many matches as a regular player in 2009, his opportunity to play decreased in 2010 and he retired at the end of the 2010 season.

Managerial career

On 8 April 2021, Hayakawa was appointed as the manager of

. On 10 December 2021, Hayakawa resigned as manager of Yokohama FC and became assistant manager. On 20 December 2022, Hayakawa was appointed assistant manager of

for the upcoming 2023 season. Following the departure of Masahiro Shimoda at the end of the 2024 season, on 19 December 2024 it was announced that Hayakawa would become manager of Matsumoto Yamaga.

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* * 1977 births Living people Juntendo University alumni Japanese men's footballers J1 League players J2 League players Urawa Red Diamonds players Yokohama FC players JEF United Chiba players Men's association football defenders J1 League managers J3 League managers Yokohama FC managers Matsumoto Yamaga FC managers Association football people from Shizuoka (city) Japanese football managers 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-defender-1970s-stub