Jorge Hirano


Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto is a former Japanese Peruvian football player.

Club career

Hirano didn't have the looks of a prolific goal scorer nonetheless of a forward but he compensated his slight figure with extraordinary speed.
If he was cheered with La Celeste of Sporting Cristal, he was idolized across of the Cordillera with another Celeste: the one of Club Bolivar of La Paz, where he played eight years and scored 139 goals.

International career

Hirano played a total of 36 games for Peru between 1984 and 1991, scoring 11 goals.

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 February 1984Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru1–11–3Friendly
2.9 March 1985Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–01–1Friendly
3.21 March 1985Lima, Peru1–01–0Friendly
4.16 June 1985Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru3–14–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.21 June 1987Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru2–02–0Friendly
6.01 July 1989Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil1–02–51989 Copa América
7.09 July 1989Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil1–11–11989 Copa América
8.12 June 1991Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru1–01–0Friendly
9.25 June 1991Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador2–2Friendly
10.12 July 1991Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile5–15–11991 Copa América
11.14 July 1991Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile2–33–31991 Copa América

Honours

SeasonClubTitle
1983Sporting CristalPeruvian League
1987BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1988BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1991BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano
1991BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano top scorer: 19 goals
1992BolívarLiga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano