During his time as a player, he mainly played as a defensive midfielder (volanci), and had a dramatic career in which he overcame a period of obscurity to earn a starting position in the Japanese national team. We summarize coach Hajime Moriyasu’s detailed profile and career as a player. 👤 Manager Hajime Moriyasu Profile Name: Hajime Moriyasu (森保 一) Date of birth: August 23, 1968 (57 years old) Place of birth: Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan Position (player): Defensive Midfielder Major managerial experience: Manager Sanfrecce Hiroshima (2012 ~ 2017) ➡️ Three-time winner of the J1 League Japan U-23 youth national team coach (2017 ~ 2021) Japan national team coach (2018 ~ present) ➡️ 2022 Qatar World Cup round of 16 (defeating Germany and Spain) ⚽ Major career and stories during his time as a player 1. Club career: Legend of Sanfrecce Hiroshima In 1987, he joined the corporate team ‘Mazda Football Club’, the predecessor of Sanfrecce Hiroshima. He started his career by joining the team. Although he was an unknown player who did not receive much attention when he first joined the team, he was recognized for his unique sincerity, high activity level, and excellent defensive leading ability, and established himself as the team’s star. Since the launch of the J-League in 1993, he has been an original member of the team and played in more than 400 official games. Team: Matsuda SC / Sanfrecce Hiroshima (1987~2001) ➡️ Kyoto Purple Sanga (1998, loan) ➡️ Vegalta Sendai (2002~2003) 2. National team experience: Experienced the ‘Tragedy of Doha’ on the field In 1992, he was noticed by coach Hans Offt, the first foreign coach of the Japanese national team, and was selected to the national team. In total, he scored 1 goal in 35 A matches. In particular, he is a person who started as a midfielder and played full-time during the 1993 ‘Doha Miracle’ (Doha Tragedy in Japan), which is famous among Korean soccer fans. In the final match against Iraq, an equalizing goal was conceded just before the end of the game, and I personally experienced the pain of having the U.S. fail to advance to the World Cup finals. 💡 Behind-the-scenes story There is a famous anecdote that when coach Moriyasu was first selected for the adult national team in 1992, he was such an unknown player that his teammates did not know how to read his name (一, Hajime). However, in his debut game against Argentina, he showed a great performance and made his name and his role as ‘Volanch’ well known in the Japanese soccer world.
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