{{short description|American soccer player}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Duke Hashimoto | image = | fullname = Duke E. Hashimoto | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|12|15}} | birth_place = Kapolei, Hawaii, U.S. | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = Honolulu Bulls | collegeyears1 = 2002–2005 | college1 = SMU Mustangs | clubs1 = DFW Tornados | years1 = 2005 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = Columbus Crew | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Real Salt Lake | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = Atlanta Silverbacks | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2012 | managerclubs1 = Hawaiʻi-Hilo Vulcans (asst.) | pcupdate = October 1, 2008 }} '''Duke Hashimoto''' (born December 15, 1984) is an American retired soccer forward. He currently resides in Honolulu, Hawaii and works as a commercial and residential Realtor.
==College== Hashimoto grew up in Hawaii, where he played soccer at Iolani School. He was a two time (2001, 2002) All State soccer player and the 2002 State Soccer Player of the Year. His Honolulu Bulls club team won the 2004 USYSA U-19 National Championship. However, his junior year, he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, which would become a recurring theme in his career. He attended Southern Methodist University, playing on the men's soccer team from 2002 to 2005.<ref>[http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hashimoto_duke00.html SMU Mustangs Player Profile] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080129160923/http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/hashimoto_duke00.html |date=January 29, 2008 }}</ref> He lost the last third of his junior season after tearing the ACL in his left knee. He was a 2005 second team All American.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=2005 |title=2005 All Americans |access-date=2008-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615003236/http://www.nscaa.com/awards-detail.php?it=I&yr=2005 |archive-date=2011-06-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Professional== In 2005, Hashimoto played as an amateur with the DFW Tornados of the fourth division Premier Development League. On January 20, 2006, the Columbus Crew selected Hashimoto in the fourth round (38th overall) in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft. On May 23, 2006, the Crew traded Hashimoto to Real Salt Lake in exchange for Noah Palmer. He then spent the rest of the season with Real's reserves, playing eight games and scoring three goals.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2007/reserve_div/0820_reserve_stats.pdf 2007 MLS Reserve Stats]</ref> In June 2007, he tore the ACL in his left knee, forcing him to sit out the season.<ref>[http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/news/team_news.jsp?ymd=20070626&content_id=101364&vkey=pr_rsl&fext=.jsp&team=t121 Weekly Update: Rest for the winners]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He had surgery, but tore it again in September 2007. He failed to gain first team game time in 2008 and on March 3, 2008, the Salt Lake waived him.<ref>[http://www.10news.com/sports/15479812/detail.html Real Salt Lake Waives Four Players] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520024612/http://www.10news.com/sports/15479812/detail.html |date=May 20, 2011 }}</ref> On August 28, 2008, the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division acquired him for the remainder of the season.<ref>[http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=1011&cat=1 Silverbacks Ink Forward Duke Hashimoto from Real Salt Lake (MLS)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080903020219/http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/news/displaynews.php?id=1011&cat=1 |date=September 3, 2008 }}</ref>
==Coaching and Management== Duke Hashimoto moved back to Hawaii coaching elite youth soccer academy Abunai island soccer.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} Hashimoto coached with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo men's soccer team in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Duke Hashimoto joins men's soccer staff |url=https://hiloathletics.com/news/2012/8/9/MSOC_0809125447 |website=HiloAthletics.com |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.atlantasilverbacks.com/pro/players.php?id=00000498 Atlanta Silverbacks Player Profile]{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080217034447/http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t121&player=hashimoto_d&playerId=has280472&statType=current Real Salt Lake Player Profile] {{Conference USA Men's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
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