What is Yuji Hironaga?
{{Infobox football biography |name=Yuji Hironaga |image= |image_size= |caption= |fullname=Yuji Hironaga |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1975|7|25}} |birth_place=[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]], [[Japan]] |death_date= |death_place= |height={{Height|m=1.81}} |position=[[Midfielder]] |currentclub= |clubnumber= |youthyears1=1991–1993|youthclubs1=[[Toin Gakuen High School]] |years1=1994–2001|clubs1=[[Tokyo Verdy]]|caps1=91|goals1=3 |years2=1998–1999|clubs2=→[[Gamba Osaka]] (loan)|caps2=33|goals2=4 |years3=2002|clubs3=[[Yokohama FC]]|caps3=32|goals3=5 |years4=2003–2004|clubs4=[[Cerezo Osaka]]|caps4=19|goals4=0 |totalcaps=175|totalgoals=12 |nationalyears1=1996|nationalteam1=[[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23]]|nationalcaps1=2|nationalgoals1=0 |manageryears1=|managerclubs1= |medaltemplates= {{Medal|Team|[[Tokyo Verdy]]}} {{Medal|W|[[J1 League]]|1994}} {{Medal|RU|[[J1 League]]|1995}} {{Medal|W|[[J.League Cup]]|1994}} {{Medal|RU|[[J.League Cup]]|1996}} {{Medal|W|[[Emperor's Cup]]|1996}} {{Medal|Team|[[Cerezo Osaka]]}} {{Medal|RU|[[Emperor's Cup]]|2003}} }} {{Nihongo|'''Yuji Hironaga'''|廣長 優志|Hironaga Yuji|born July 25, 1975}} is a former [[Japan]]ese [[Association football|football]] player. ==Biography== Hironaga was born in [[Osaka Prefecture]] on July 25, 1975. After graduating from [[Toin Gakuen High School]], he joined [[Tokyo Verdy|Verdy Kawasaki]] (later ''Tokyo Verdy'') in 1994. He played as defensive midfielder and center back. In 1994, the club won the championships for the [[J1 League]] and [[J.League Cup]]. He moved to his local club [[Gamba Osaka]] in 1998. He played many matches at Gamba, and returned to Verdy in June 1999. He played as a forward as well as a midfielder. His opportunity to play decreased in 2001 and he moved to the [[J2 League]] club [[Yokohama FC]]. He played many matches as defensive midfielder. He moved to [[Cerezo Osaka]] in 2003. He retired at the end of the 2004 season. In July 1996, Hironaga was selected the [[Japan national under-23 football team|Japan U-23 national team