Masami Ihara

Masami Ihara (井原 正巳, Ihara Masami, born September 18, 1967) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. The influential defender was captain of the Japan national team for more than a decade in the 1990s, together with striker Kazuyoshi Miura and Brazilian-born midfielder Ruy Ramos. Ihara's long standing record of 122 national team appearances was bested by Yasuhito Endo on October 16, 2012