Reiji Hirata (Japanese: å¹³ç° 礼次; born in Japan) is a Japanese football manager. He is the current manager of the Japan national under-15 football team.
Hirata started his managerial career with the Chinese Taipei national under-16 football team.
In 2017, he was appointed head coach of the Chinese Taipei national football team, a position he held until 2017.
In 2018, he was appointed as the Head of Youth Development of Philippine Football Federation.
Hirata coached the Philippines U-19 in the 2018 AFF U-19 Youth Championship held in Indonesia.
A month later, Hirata led the Philippines U-17 in the 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship. The tournament was also held in Indonesia.