Jorge Hirano

Jorge Alberto Hirano Matsumoto (born 16 August 1959 in Huaral) is a former Japanese Peruvian football player.

Club career Hirano didn't have the looks 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 Scores and results list Peru's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hirano goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Jorge Hirano No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 26 February 1984 Estadio Alejandro Villanueva, Lima, Peru 1–1 1–3 Friendly 2. 9 March 1985 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 1–1 3. 21 March 1985 Lima, Peru 1–0 1–0 4. 16 June 1985 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 3–1 4–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 21 June 1987 2–0 2–0 Friendly 6. 01 July 1989 Estádio Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil 1–0 2–5 1989 Copa América 7. 09 July 1989 Estádio do Arruda, Recife, Brazil 1–1 1–1 8. 12 June 1991 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru 1–0 1–0 Friendly 9. 25 June 1991 Estadio Monumental, Guayaquil, Ecuador 2–2 10. 12 July 1991 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 5–1 5–1 1991 Copa América 11. 14 July 1991 2–3 3–3

Honours

SeasonClubTitle 1983 Sporting Cristal Peruvian League 1987 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1988 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1991 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano 1991 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano top scorer: 19 goals 1992 Bolívar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano