Shigeru Morioka

is a former Japanese football player.

Biography
Morioka was born in Ozu on August 12, 1973. After graduating from Yawatahama Technical High School, he joined J1 League club Gamba Osaka in 1992. He debuted in 1993 and played many matches as offensive midfielder from 1994. His opportunity to play decreased in 1998. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1999 and Vissel Kobe in 2000. He returned to Gamba in 2002. Although he played many matches in 2002, his opportunity to play decreased from 2003. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club Banditonce Kobe (later Banditonce Kakogawa). He retired at the end of the 2008 season.

In July 1996, Morioka was selected for the Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played one match as a right side midfielder against Hungary in the third match. Although Japan won 2 matches, they lost in the first round. Japan won Brazil in their first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

Statistics

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|1992||rowspan="7"|Gamba Osaka||rowspan="7"|J1 League||colspan="2"|-||0||0||0||0||0||0
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|1993||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
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|1994||26||4||4||2||3||1||33||7
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|1995||45||5||0||0||colspan="2"|-||45||5
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|1996||16||1||0||0||9||1||25||2
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|1997||28||5||1||0||0||0||29||5
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|1998||13||0||1||0||0||0||14||0
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|1999||Kyoto Purple Sanga||J1 League||15||2||0||0||3||1||18||3
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|2000||rowspan="2"|Vissel Kobe||rowspan="2"|J1 League||13||2||0||0||2||0||15||2
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|2001||5||0||0||0||0||0||5||0
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|2002||rowspan="4"|Gamba Osaka||rowspan="4"|J1 League||21||1||2||0||8||0||31||1
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|2003||10||0||0||0||2||0||12||0
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|2004||14||2||2||0||5||1||21||3
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|2005||3||0||1||0||0||0||4||0
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|2006||rowspan="2"|Banditonce Kobe||rowspan="2"|Regional Leagues||12||2||4||0||colspan="2"|-||16||2
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|2007||13||5||3||0||colspan="2"|-||16||5
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|2008||Banditonce Kakogawa||Regional Leagues||11||2||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||2
246||31||18||2||32||4||296||37
246||31||18||2||32||4||296||37
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References

Other websites

Category:1973 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Ehime Prefecture
Category:J1 League players
Category:Gamba Osaka players
Category:Kyoto Sanga FC players
Category:Vissel Kobe players
Category:Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics