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Makoto Hasebe (長谷部誠, Hasebe Makoto, born 18 January 1984) is a Japanese former professional footballer who is the currently assistant coach of Japan national team. who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. He is also a former international player and captain of the Japan national team. Hasebe started his professional career with Urawa Red Diamonds in 2002, joining the club from his hometown Fujieda Higashi high school team. In January 2008, he moved to the German Bundesliga, where he remained for the rest of his career; he first joined VfL Wolfsburg, winning a league title during the 2008–09 season, before moving to 1. FC Nürnberg late into the 2013 summer transfer window. Following Nürnberg's relegation at the end of the 2013–14 season, Hasebe joined Eintracht Frankfurt in July 2014, where he played over 300 matches across ten seasons and won a DFB-Pokal and UEFA Europa League title. Hasebe made his senior debut with the Japan national team in 2006. He earned 114 international caps and scored twice, making him one of ten most capped players in the history of the team. He additionally served as captain from 2010 to his retirement from international football in 2018. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article