Hajime Moriyasu

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 for the 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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Season|rowspan="2"|Club|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1987–88|rowspan="5"|Mazda|JSL Division 1|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0||
|1988–89|rowspan="3"|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|rowspan="6"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima|rowspan="6"|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|rowspan="3"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima|rowspan="3"|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|rowspan="2"|Vegalta Sendai|rowspan="2"|J1 League|27|0|2|0|6|1|35|1|
|2003|18|0|1|0|3|1|22|1|||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|Japan|1992|7|0|
|1993|15|0|||
|1994|4|0|||
|1995|6|0|||
|1996|3|1|||

### Managerial statistics

|rowspan="2"|Team|rowspan="2"|From|rowspan="2"|To|colspan="5"|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="left"|Sanfrecce Hiroshima|align="left"|1 February 2012|align="left"|3 July 2017|||
|align="left"|Japan U23|align="left"|12 October 2017|align="left"|23 July 2021|||
|align="left"|Japan|align="left"|1 August 2018|align="left"|_Present_|||

### Player

**Japan**
- AFC Asian Cup: 1992

### Manager

**Sanfrecce Hiroshima**
- J1 League: 2012, 2013, 2015
- Japanese Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016

**Japan**
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 2022

**Individual**
- J.League Manager of the Year: 2012, 2013, 2015
- Asian Coach of the Year: 2022

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Hajime Moriyasu
- **image**: Hajime Moriyasu at Iran-Japan pre-match conference 2.jpg
- **caption**: Moriyasu in 2019
- **fullname**: Hajime Moriyasu
- **birth place**: Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, Shizuoka, Japan
- **height**: 1.74 m
- **position**: Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Japan national football team, Japan (manager)
- **youthyears1**: 1984–1986
- **youthclubs1**: Nagasaki Nihon University High School
- **years1**: 1987–2001
- **clubs1**: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- **caps1**: 271
- **goals1**: 34
- **years2**: 1998
- **clubs2**: → Kyoto Sanga FC, Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan)
- **caps2**: 32
- **goals2**: 1
- **years3**: 2002–2003
- **clubs3**: Vegalta Sendai
- **caps3**: 45
- **goals3**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 348
- **totalgoals**: 35
- **nationalyears1**: 1992–1996
- **nationalteam1**: Japan national football team, Japan
- **nationalcaps1**: 35
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **manageryears1**: 2012–2017
- **managerclubs1**: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- **manageryears2**: 2017–2021
- **managerclubs2**: Japan national under-23 football team, Japan U23
- **manageryears3**: 2018–
- **managerclubs3**: Japan national football team, Japan
- **medaltemplates**: <small> (as player)</small>

<small> (as manager)</small>