What is Takashi Hirano?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Takashi Hirano |image=Takashi-Hirano.jpg |image_size=200 |caption= |fullname=Takashi Hirano |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1974|7|15}} |birth_place=[[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]], [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.80}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1990–1992|youthclubs1=[[Shimizu Commercial High School]] |years1=1993–2000|clubs1=[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]|caps1=222|goals1=43 |years2=2000|clubs2=[[Kyoto Sanga FC|Kyoto Purple Sanga]]|caps2=7|goals2=1 |years3=2001|clubs3=[[Júbilo Iwata]]|caps3=3|goals3=0 |years4=2002|clubs4=[[Vissel Kobe]]|caps4=28|goals4=1 |years5=2003–2005|clubs5=[[Tokyo Verdy]]|caps5=80|goals5=8 |years6=2006|clubs6=[[Yokohama F. Marinos]]|caps6=9|goals6=0 |years7=2007|clubs7=[[Omiya Ardija]]|caps7=3|goals7=1 |years8=2008–2010|clubs8=[[Vancouver Whitecaps FC|Vancouver Whitecaps]]|caps8=65|goals8=1 |totalcaps=417|totalgoals=55 |nationalyears1=1997–2000|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=15|nationalgoals1=1 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|1996}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1995}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1999}} {{Medal|Team|[[Júbilo Iwata]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|2001}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|2001}} {{Medal|Team|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2004}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Takashi Hirano'''|平野 孝|Hirano Takashi|born July 15, 1974}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Hirano was born in [[Shizuoka, Shizuoka|Shizuoka]] on July 15, 1974. After graduating from [[Shimizu Commercial High School]], he joined [[J1 League]] club [[Nagoya Grampus|Nagoya Grampus Eight]] in 1993. He played many matches as left midfielder from first season. The club won the champions in the 1995 and 1999 [[Emperor's Cup]]. He pl