Hiroyuki Usui

Hiroyuki Usui
碓井博行
Personal information
Full name	Hiroyuki Usui
Date of birth	August 4, 1953
Place of birth	Fujieda, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position	Forward
Youth career
1969–1971	Fujieda Higashi High School
College career
Years	Team
1972–1975	Waseda University
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1988	Hitachi
International career
1974–1984	Japan
Managerial career
1989–1992	Hitachi
Medal record
Hitachi
Representing Japan
AFC U-19 Championship
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hiroyuki Usui (碓井博行, Usui Hiroyuki; born August 4, 1953) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. His son Kempei Usui is also a footballer.

Club career

Usui was born in Fujieda on August 4, 1953. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Hitachi in 1976. The club won 1976 JSL Cup. He became a top scorer and was selected Best Eleven in 1980 and 1982. He retired in 1988. He played 200 games and scored 85 goals in the Division 1.

National team career

On February 12, 1974, Usui debuted for Japan national team against Singapore. In 1977, he was selected Japan for 1978 World Cup qualification. He also played at 1978 Asian Games. Although he was not selected Japan after 1980 Summer Olympics qualification, he was selected in 1984 and played at 1984 Summer Olympics qualification. This qualification was his last game for Japan. He played 38 games and scored 15 goals for Japan until 1984.^[1]

Coaching career

After retirement, Usui became a manager for Hitachi in 1989. Although the club finished at the bottom place in 1989–90 season and was relegated to Division 2, the club won the champions in Division 2 in 1990–91 season and was promoted to Division 1. He resigned in 1992.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Japan			League
1976	Hitachi	JSL Division 1	18	13
1977			18	8
1978			14	7
1979			18	11
1980			18	14
1981			18	8
1982			18	13
1983			17	3
1984			17	1
1985/86			22	5
1986/87			22	2
1987/88		JSL Division 2
Total			200	85

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1974	2	0
	1975	0	0
	1976	1	0
	1977	4	0
	1978	14	7
	1979	9	3
	1980	5	3
	1981	0	0
	1982	0	0
	1983	0	0
	1984	3	2
Total		38	15

Scores and results list Japan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Usui goal.

List of international goals scored by Hiroyuki Usui^[2]^[3]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 May 1978	Mizuho Stadium, Nagoya, Japan	Thailand	2–0	3–0	1978 Kirin Cup
2	17 July 1978	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Syria	1–0	3–2	1978 Merdeka Tournament
3	17 July 1978	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Syria	2–0	3–2	1978 Merdeka Tournament
4	23 July 1978	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Singapore	1–0	1–2	1978 Merdeka Tournament
5	26 July 1978	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thailand	3–0	4–0	1978 Merdeka Stadium
6	13 December 1978	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Bahrain	1–0	4–0	1978 Asian Games
7	13 December 1978	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Bahrain	2–0	4–0	1978 Asian Games
8	4 March 1979	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	South Korea	1–0	2–1	Friendly
9	27 June 1979	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Thailand	2–0	2–0	1979 Merdeka Tournament
10	13 July 1979	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Singapore	1–0	3–1	1979 Merdeka Tournament
11	24 March 1980	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Philippines	5–0	10–0	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
12	30 March 1980	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	1–1	1–1	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
13	2 April 1980	Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Brunei	1–1	2–1	1980 Summer Olympics qualification
14	24 March 1984	Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Brunei	?–?	7–1	Friendly
15	24 March 1984		Brunei	?–?	7–1	Friendly