Hiroaki Morishima

Hiroaki Morishima
Personal information
Full name	Hiroaki Morishima
Date of birth	April 30, 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1990	Tokai University Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–2008	Cerezo Osaka
Total
National team
1995–2002	Japan
Honours
Cerezo Osaka
Representing Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
AFC Asian Cup
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hiroaki Morishima (森島寛晃, Morishima Hiroaki, born April 30, 1972) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Biography

Morishima was born in Hiroshima on April 30, 1972. After graduating from Tokai University Daiichi High School, he joined Japan Soccer League club Yanmar Diesel (later Cerezo Osaka) in 1991. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League. The club won the champions in 1994 and was promoted to J1 League. The club won the 2nd place at 2001 and 2003 Emperor's Cup. His opportunity to play decreased from 2007 and he retired end of 2008 season. He played 456 games and scored 140 goals for the club.

On May 21, 1995, Morishima debuted for the Japan national team against Scotland. In 1996, played at 1996 Asian Cup. At 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 World Cup first time Japan's history. At 1998 World Cup, he got 11 minutes as a substitute against Croatia. In 2000, he played at 2000 Asian Cup. he played 5 matches and Japan won the champions. In 2001, he played at 2001 Confederations Cup. He played in all 5 matches and Japan won the 2nd place. At the 2002 World Cup he got three games as a substitute, scoring after two minutes in the game against Tunisia. He played 64 games and scored 12 goals for Japan until 2002.

Statistics

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Club statistics			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Total
1990/91	Yanmar Diesel	JSL Division 1	6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
1991/92		JSL Division 2	30	7			1	0	31	7
1992		Football League	13	4	2	2	-		15	6
1993		Football League	18	6	0	0	-		18	6
1994	Cerezo Osaka	Football League	28	16	5	1	1	0	34	17
1995		J1 League	50	11	2	0	-		52	11
1996			26	9	1	0	14	4	41	13
1997			21	10	2	2	0	0	23	12
1998			29	18	1	3	0	0	30	32
1999			30	12	2	1	4	1	36	14
2000			25	15	0	0	4	0	29	15
2001			22	3	5	2	0	0	27	5
2002		J2 League	37	12	4	2	-		41	14
2003		J1 League	28	4	4	1	5	0	34	4
2004			28	3	1	1	5	0	34	4
2005			33	6	4	2	8	1	45	9
2006			26	3	1	0	7	1	34	4
2007		J2 League	5	0	0	0	-		5	0
2008		J2 League	1	0	0	0	-		1	0
Country	Japan		456	140	30	16	48	7	534	163
Total			456	140	30	16	48	7	534	163