Hajime Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu
	Moriyasu in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hajime Moriyasu
Date of birth	23 August 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Japan (manager)
Youth career
1984–1986	Nagasaki Nihon University High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1987–2001	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
1998	→ Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan)
2002–2003	Vegalta Sendai
Total
National team
1992–1996	Japan
Teams managed
2012–2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017–2021	Japan U23
2018–	Japan
Honours
Men's football
Representing Japan (as player)
AFC Asian Cup
Representing Japan (as manager)
EAFF Championship
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hajime Moriyasu (森保一, Moriyasu Hajime, born August 23, 1968) is a former Japanese football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Moriyasu was born in Kakegawa on August 23, 1968. After graduating from Nagasaki Nihon University High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1987. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league, J1 League. The club won the 2nd place in 1994 J1 League and 1995 and 1996 Emperor's Cup. In 1998, he moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga on loan. In 1999, he returned to Sanfrecce. He played 271 matches and scored 34 goals for the club until 2001. In 2002, he moved to newly was promoted to J1 League club, Vegalta Sendai. He retired end of 2003 season.

On May 31, 1992, Moriyasu debuted for the Japan national team against Argentina. In 1992, he was selected forthe Japan for 1992 Asian Cup, which was held in Japan. The Japanese team were the champions. In 1993, he played at 1994 World Cup qualification in Doha. However Japan failed to qualify for the 1994 World Cup. It was known as the "Agony of Doha" (ドーハの悲劇) in Japan. He played 35 games and scored one goal for Japan between 1992 and 1996.

After his retirement, Moriyasu started his coaching career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima in 2004. In 2007, he became an assistant coach for the top team. In 2010, he moved to Albirex Niigata. In 2012, he returned to Sanfrecce and became a manager. The club won the J1 League in 2012, 2013 and 2015. However the club results were bad in the 2017 season and he resigned in July. In October, he became a manager for Japan U-23 national team. In April 2018, he also became an assistant coach under the manager Akira Nishino. After the 2018 World Cup, Moriyasu became the new manager of the top team. Japan finished in second place at the 2019 Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Season	Club	League			Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1987–88	Mazda	JSL Division 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988–89		JSL Division 2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989–90			19	8	0	0	0	0	19	8
1990–91			27	13	0	0	3	1	30	14
1991–92		JSL Division 1	18	4	0	0	0	0	18	4
1992	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	—		0	0	8	1	8	1
1993			35	2	4	1	0	0	39	3
1994			40	3	3	0	1	0	44	3
1995			25	4	5	0	—		30	4
1996			26	3	5	0	14	2	45	5
1997			25	1	2	0	5	0	32	1
1998	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	32	1	2	0	4	0	38	1
1999	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J1 League	27	1	0	0	3	1	30	2
2000			22	0	0	0	2	0	24	0
2001			16	0	1	0	3	0	20	0
2002	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	27	0	2	0	6	1	35	1
2003	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	18	0	1	0	3	1	22	1
Total			357	40	25	1	52	7	434	48

International

^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1992	7	0
	1993	15	0
	1994	4	0
	1995	6	0
	1996	3	1
	Total	35	1

Managerial statistics

As of match played 10 September 2024^[2]

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Sanfrecce Hiroshima	1 February 2012	3 July 2017	275	138	55	82	050.18
Japan U23	12 October 2017	23 July 2021	18	10	2	6	055.56
Japan	1 August 2018	Present	84	59	10	15	070.24
Total			372	202	67	103	054.30