Yoshiro Moriyama (森山 佳郎, Moriyama Yoshiro, born November 9, 1967) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who played a defender. He is the manager of J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.[1] He has been the manager of a number of teams in the Japan national football team youth set up, as well as the manager of the Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 team.
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| Full name | Yoshiro Moriyama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 9, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Vegalta Sendai (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Kumamoto Daini High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | University of Tsukuba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1995 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 97 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Yokohama Flügels | 53 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Júbilo Iwata | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 168 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Japan | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2011 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | Japan U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Vegalta Sendai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editMoriyama was born in Kumamoto on November 9, 1967. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991. The club finished in 2nd place in the J1 League and were runners-up in the 1995 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Yokohama Flügels in 1996, Júbilo Iwata in 1998 and Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1999. He retired at the end of the 1999 season.
National team career
editOn July 8, 1994, Moriyama debuted for the Japan national team against Ghana. He was also selected by Japan for 1994 Asian Games and played all matches. He played 7 games for Japan in 1994.[2]
Managerial career
editIn November 2023, Moriyama was appointed manager of J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.[1]
Club statistics
edit| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1991/92 | Mazda | JSL Division 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1992 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | J1 League | - | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | Yokohama Flügels | J1 League | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 2 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Júbilo Iwata | J1 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | Bellmare Hiratsuka | J1 League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Total | 168 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 212 | 7 | ||
National team statistics
edit| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ a b "森山佳郎監督就任のお知らせ". ベガルタ仙台オフィシャルサイト (in Japanese). 27 November 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
- ^ a b Japan National Football Team Database
External links
edit- Yoshiro Moriyama at National-Football-Teams.com
- Japan National Football Team Database
- Yoshiro Moriyama at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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