Hajime Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu

Moriyasu in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Hajime Moriyasu
Date of birth	(1968-08-23) 23 August 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Japan (manager)
Youth career
1984–1986	Nagasaki Nihon University High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–2001	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	271	(34)
1998	→ Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan)	32	(1)
2002–2003	Vegalta Sendai	45	(0)
Total		348	(35)
International career
1992–1996	Japan	35	(1)
Managerial career
2012–2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017–2021	Japan U23
2018–	Japan
Medal record Men's football Representing  Japan (as player) AFC Asian Cup Winner 1992 Japan Representing  Japan (as manager) EAFF Championship Winner 2022 Japan Runner-up 2019 South Korea AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2019 UAE
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hajime Moriyasu (森保 一, Moriyasu Hajime, born 23 August 1968) is a Japanese football manager and former player who is the manager of the Japan national football team. He made more than 250 appearances in 14 years with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, including a year on loan to Kyoto Purple Sanga, before spending his final season as a professional with Vegalta Sendai. He was capped 35 times for the Japan national team. His brother Hiroshi and his sons Shohei and Keigo have also been footballers.