Shinichi Morishita

Japanese association football player and manager

Shinichi Morishita (森下 申一, Morishita Shinichi, born December 28, 1960) is a former Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Shinichi Morishita
Personal information
Full name Shinichi Morishita
Date of birth (1960-12-28) December 28, 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1976–1978 Shizuoka Gakuen High School
1979–1982 Tokyo University of Agriculture
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1994 Júbilo Iwata 243 (0)
1995–1997 Kyoto Purple Sanga 70 (0)
Total 313 (0)
National team
1985–1991 Japan 28 (0)
Honours
Júbilo Iwata
Winner Japan Soccer League 1987/88
Runner-up JSL Cup 1989
Runner-up J.League Cup 1994
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1989
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography change

Morishita was born in Shizuoka on December 28, 1960. After graduating from Tokyo University of Agriculture, he joined Japan Soccer League club Yamaha Motors (later Júbilo Iwata) in 1983. The club won the league champions in 1987/88 and he was selected Best Eleven. He was also selected "Japanese Footballer of the Year awards" in 1987. In 1992, Japan Soccer League was folded and the club joined new league Japan Football League (JFL). The club won the champions in 1992 and the 2nd place in 1993. The club was promoted to J1 League from 1994. He moved to JFL club Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1995. In 1995 season, the club won the 2nd place and was promoted J1 League. He retired in 1997. He played 313 games in the league.

On 4 June 1985, Morishita debuted for Japan national team against Malaysia. He also played at 1986 World Cup qualification in 1985. From 1986, he played as regular goalkeeper at 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics qualification in 1987. From 1988, although he deprived of regular goalkeeper by Shigetatsu Matsunaga, he played all matches included Asian Games in 1990. He played 28 games for Japan until 1991.

Statistics change

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Club statistics League CupLeague CupTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League CupTotal
1983 Yamaha Motors JSL Division 1 14 0 14 0
1984 16 0 16 0
1985/86 21 0 21 0
1986/87 22 0 22 0
1987/88 22 0 22 0
1988/89 19 0 19 0
1989/90 21 0 5 0 26 0
1990/91 20 0 2 0 22 0
1991/92 21 0 1 0 22 0
1992 Football League 18 0 - 18 0
1993 17 0 1 0 5 0 23 0
1994 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 32 0 1 0 4 0 37 0
1995 Kyoto Purple Sanga Football League 28 0 1 0 - 29 0
1996 J1 League 29 0 3 0 14 0 46 0
1997 13 0 2 0 6 0 21 0
Country Japan 313 0 14 0 37 0 364 0
Total 313 0 14 0 37 0 364 0

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
1985 2 0
1986 4 0
1987 10 0
1988 2 0
1989 3 0
1990 6 0
1991 1 0
Total 28 0

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