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Yoshiro Moriyama
森山 佳郎
Personal information
Full name Yoshiro Moriyama
Date of birth (1967-11-09) November 9, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Japan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Vegalta Sendai (manager)
Youth career
1983–1985 Kumamoto Daini High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 97 (4)
1996–1997 Yokohama Flügels 53 (1)
1998 Júbilo Iwata 0 (0)
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka 18 (0)
Total 168 (5)
National team
1994 Japan 7 (0)
Teams managed
2002–2011 Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18
2012–2023 Japan U17
2024– Vegalta Sendai
Honours
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Runner-up J1 League 1994
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1995
Yokohama Flügels
Runner-up Emperor's Cup 1997
Júbilo Iwata
Runner-up J1 League 1998
Winner J.League Cup 1998
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Yoshiro Moriyama (森山 佳郎, Moriyama Yoshiro, born November 9, 1967) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who played a defender. He is the manager of J2 League club Vegalta Sendai. He has been the manager of a number of teams in the Japan national football team youth set up, as well as the manager of the Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 team.

Club career

Moriyama was born in Kumamoto on November 9, 1967. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991. The club finished in 2nd place in the J1 League and were runners-up in the 1995 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Yokohama Flügels in 1996, Júbilo Iwata in 1998 and Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1999. He retired at the end of the 1999 season.

National team career

On July 8, 1994, Moriyama debuted for the Japan national team against Ghana. He was also selected by Japan for 1994 Asian Games and played all matches. He played 7 games for Japan in 1994.

Managerial career

In November 2023, Moriyama was appointed manager of J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.

Club 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
1991/92 Mazda JSL Division 1 2 0 2 1 4 1
1992 Sanfrecce Hiroshima J1 League - 0 0 6 0 6 0
1993 29 2 4 0 6 0 39 2
1994 42 0 3 0 1 0 46 0
1995 24 2 3 0 - 27 2
1996 Yokohama Flügels J1 League 26 1 1 0 10 1 37 2
1997 27 0 0 0 6 0 33 0
1998 Júbilo Iwata J1 League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1999 Bellmare Hiratsuka J1 League 18 0 0 0 1 0 19 0
Total 168 5 11 0 33 2 212 7

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year Apps Goals
1994 7 0
Total 7 0

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