Hiroaki Morishima

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

Hiroaki Morishima
森島 寛晃
Personal information
Full name Hiroaki Morishima
Date of birth (1972-04-30) April 30, 1972
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 Apps (Gls)
1991–2008 Cerezo Osaka 456 (140)
Total 456 (140)
National team
1995–2002 Japan 64 (12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Morishima was born in Hiroshima on April 30, 1972. After graduating from 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.

National team career

On May 21, 1995, Morishima debuted for 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, Morishima 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.[1]

Club statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1990/91Yanmar DieselJSL Division 161000061
1991/92JSL Division 230710317
1992Football League134-134
199318600-186
1994Cerezo OsakaFootball League281651103417
1995J1 League501120-5211
1996269101444113
1997211022002312
1998291813003032
1999301221413614
2000251500402915
20012235200275
2002J2 League371242-4114
2003J1 League2844150344
20042831150344
20053364281459
20062631071344
2007J2 League5000-50
20081000-10
Total 4561402814487532161

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199590
1996112
1997145
199830
199900
2000103
200191
200281
Total6412

National team goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1May 29, 1996Fukuoka, Japan Mexico1–23-2Friendly (1996 Kirin Cup)
2September 11, 1996Tokyo, Japan Uzbekistan1–01-0Friendly
3March 25, 1997Muscat, Oman Macau7–010–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
48-0
510-0
6June 8, 1997Tokyo, Japan Croatia4–24-3Friendly (1997 Kirin Cup)
7June 15, 1997Tokyo, Japan Turkey1–01-0Friendly (1997 Kirin Cup)
8June 4, 2000Casablanca, Morocco France1–02-22000 Hassan II Trophy
9August 16, 2000Hiroshima, Japan United Arab Emirates1–03-1Friendly
10October 17, 2000Sidon, Lebanon Uzbekistan1–08-12000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
11May 31, 2001Niigata, Japan Canada3–03-02001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage
12June 14, 2002Osaka, Japan Tunisia1–02-02002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage

National team

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

References
  1. Japan National Football Team Database
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