Koichi Hashimoto

is a former Japanese football player.

Playing career Hashimoto was born on January 13, 1969. In 1984, when he was 15 years old, he moved to Brazil and joined XV Novembro-Jaú, eventually becoming champion of Campeonato Paulista Juvenil (U-17). In his debut as a professional, he scored an assist against Clube Atlético Juventus.

In the early 1990s, he drifted between teams like Comercial Esporte Clube, Central and even returned to japan to play for JEF United Chiba, and then went back to Brazil to play for Nacional Futebol Clube.

Koichi would eventually join Brazilian team SC Corinthians Paulista, starting in two friendlies at the beginning of the 1994 season. He became great friends with players like Viola and Walter Casagrande.

In July 1995, he returned to Japan and he joined the newly promoted J1 League club Kashiwa Reysol and played in one season. In 1997, he joined the Japan Football League club Fukushima FC. However, the club was disbanded at the end of the 1997 season due to financial strain. From 1999, he played for the Brazilian clubs Juazeiro, Paraná, Santa Cruz, and Luziânia, and also American club San Jose Earthquakes. He retired at the end of the 2003 season.

Post-Football Career After retiring from football, Koichi became a sports agent an executive director of BBA Promotion. He, alongside Sérgio Echigo, was among the Corinthians supporters in the final against Chelsea at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.