People you should know-Tetsuji Hashiritani

Tetsuji Hashiratani is the the fourth member of the Green mafia to have played during the Verdy glory days of the 90's. A tough nosed defender who who started his career in what would become Yokohama F Marinos, Hashiratani joined up with Verdy when the J league kicked off. During his tenure, he managed to find his way onto 3 consecutive best 11 teams (1993, 1994,1995). Hashiritani stopped playing in 1998 and moved into coaching. He had a short stint as head man of then J1 Consadole Sapporo which ended after a 1-6 record. He then joined the Urawa Reds as a position coach for Guido Buchwald until Ruy Ramos called him, Tsunami, and Kikuchi back to try and get the squad up to the top division.