Hajime Moriyasu
Hajime Moriyasu is a Japanese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of 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. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Hajime Moriyasu |
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| Nationality |  Japan |
| Birth date | 23.08.1968 (age 57) |
| City of birth | Nagasaki |
| Height | 174 cm |
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| Team | First | Last | Matches | W | D | L | %W | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.11.2023 | 15.07.2025 | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 56 | |
| 10.09.2019 | 05.12.2022 | 53 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 43 | 87 | |
| 22.07.2021 | 06.08.2021 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 10 | |
| 10.01.2018 | 19.01.2018 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 6 | |
| 13.07.2016 | 08.07.2017 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 42 |
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