Hiroaki Morishima

Hiroaki Morishima
Personal information
Full nameHiroaki Morishima
Date of birthApril 30, 1972
Place of birthHiroshima, Japan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Second Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–2008Yanmar Diesel/Cerezo Osaka425(133)
National team
1995–2002Japan64(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Hiroaki Morishima (森島寛晃 Morishima Hiroaki, born 30 April 1972 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a former Japanese football midfielder.

He was capped 64 times and scored 12 goals for the Japanese national team between 1995 and 2002. He got 11 minutes as a substitute against Croatia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At the 2002 FIFA World Cup he got three games as a substitute, scoring after two minutes in the game against Tunisia.

On October 30, 2008, Morishima announced his retirement from professional football.

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
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
1995J. League 1501120-5211
1996269101444113
1997211022002312
1998291813003032
1999301221413614
2000251500402915
20012235200275
2002J. League 2371242-4114
2003J. League 12844150344
20042831150344
20053364281459
20062631071344
2007J. League 25000-50
20081000-10
Country Japan 455138281448753119
Total 455138281448753119

International career statistics

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

National team

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

Team Honors

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 May 29, 1996 Fukuoka, Japan  Mexico 3–2 Won Friendly (1996 Kirin Cup)
2 September 11, 1996 Tokyo, Japan  Uzbekistan 1–0 Won Friendly
3 March 25, 1997 Muscat, Oman  Macau 10–0 Won 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4
5
6 June 8, 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Croatia 4–3 Won Friendly (1997 Kirin Cup)
7 June 15, 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Turkey 1–0 Won Friendly (1997 Kirin Cup)
8 June 4, 2000 Casablanca, Morocco  France 2–2 Draw 2000 Hassan II Trophy
9 August 16, 2000 Hiroshima, Japan  United Arab Emirates 3–1 Won Friendly
10 October 17, 2000 Sidon, Lebanon  Uzbekistan 8–1 Won 2000 AFC Asian Cup Group Stage
11 May 31, 2001 Niigata, Japan  Canada 3–0 Won 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup Group Stage
12 June 14, 2002 Osaka, Japan  Tunisia 2–0 Won 2002 FIFA World Cup Group Stage

External links

  1. Hiroaki Morishima at National-Football-Teams.com