Hiroaki Morishima

Hiroaki Morishima
森島 寛晃

Personal information
Full name	Hiroaki Morishima
Date of birth	(1972-04-30) April 30, 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth	Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1990
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–2008	Cerezo Osaka	456	(140)
Total		456	(140)
National team
1995–2002	Japan	64	(12)
show Honours Cerezo Osaka Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1994 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2001 Runner-up Emperor's Cup 2003 Representing  Japan FIFA Confederations Cup 2001 Korea-Japan AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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[]

National team statistics[]

^[1]

National team goals[]

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

National team[]

• 1996 Asian Cup
• 1998 FIFA World Cup
• 2000 Asian Cup (Champions)
• 2001 Confederations Cup
• 2002 FIFA World Cup

Honors and awards[]

Individual Honors[]

• J1 League Best Eleven: 1995, 2000

Team Honors[]

• FIFA Confederations Cup Runner-up: 2001
• AFC Asian Cup Champions: 2000

References[]

External links[]

• Hiroaki Morishima – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Hiroaki Morishima at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Hiroaki Morishima at J.League (in Japanese)

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