What is Shinji Murai?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Shinji Murai |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Shinji Murai |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|12|1}} |birth_place=[[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]], [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.75}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1995–1997|youthclubs1=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] |years1=1998–2004|clubs1=[[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]]|caps1=116|goals1=7 |years2=2005–2009|clubs2=[[Júbilo Iwata]]|caps2=112|goals2=4 |years3=2010–2011|clubs3=[[JEF United Chiba]]|caps3=22|goals3=3 |years4=2012–2013|clubs4=[[Oita Trinita]]|caps4=44|goals4=5 |totalcaps=294|totalgoals=19 |nationalyears1=2005–2006|nationalteam1=[[Japan national football team|Japan]]|nationalcaps1=5|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[JEF United Chiba]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|1998}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Shinji Murai'''|村井 慎二|Murai Shinji|born December 1, 1979}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. He played for the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]]. ==Biography== Murai was born in [[Chiba, Chiba|Chiba]] on December 1, 1979. He joined his local club [[JEF United Chiba|JEF United Ichihara]] (later ''JEF United Chiba'') from their youth team in 1998. He became a regular player as left midfielder from 2001. The club won the 3rd place in the 2001 and 2003 [[J1 League]]. He moved to [[Júbilo Iwata]] with teammate [[Takayuki Chano]] in 2005. He played many matches until 2009 except when he injured in 2006. He left the club with Chano end of 2009 season for generational change and he returned to JEF United Chiba with Chano in 2010. He moved to [[Oita Trinita]] in 2012 and played until 2013. In July 2005, Murai was selected the [[Japan national football team|Japan national team]] for [[2005 East Asian Football Championship]]. At this tournament, on August 3, he debuted against [[China national football team|China]]. He played 5 games for Ja