Hitoshi Morishita (footballer, born 1972)

Hitoshi Morishita
森下 仁志
Personal information
Full name Hitoshi Morishita
Date of birth (1972-09-21) September 21, 1972
Place of birth Kainan, Wakayama, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1994 Juntendo University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Gamba Osaka 151 (7)
2001–2003 Consadole Sapporo 79 (3)
2004–2005 Júbilo Iwata 9 (0)
Total 239 (10)
Teams managed
2012–2013 Júbilo Iwata
2014 Kyoto Sanga FC (caretaker)
2015 Sagan Tosu
2017 Thespakusatsu Gunma
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Hitoshi Morishita (森下 仁志, Morishita Hitoshi, born September 21, 1972) is a former Japanese football player and manager.

Playing career

Morishita was born in Kainan on September 21, 1972. After graduating from Juntendo University, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1995. He became a regular player from 1996. However his opportunity to play decreased in 2001 and he moved to Consadole Sapporo in July 2001. Although he played as regular player, the club was relegated to J2 League from 2003. In 2004, he moved to Júbilo Iwata. However he could hardly play in the match and he retired end of 2005 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Morishita started coaching career at Júbilo Iwata in 2006. He coached youth team (2006–07) and top team (2008–11). In 2012, he became a manager. However the club results were bad in 2013 and he was sacked in May when the club was at 17th place of 18 clubs. In 2014, he signed with J2 League club Kyoto Sanga FC and became a coach. In June, manager Badu was sacked and Morishita managed the club in 2 matches as caretaker until the club signed with new manager Ryoichi Kawakatsu. In 2015, he moved to Sagan Tosu and managed the club in 1 season. In 2017, he signed with J2 club Thespakusatsu Gunma. However the club finished at bottom place in 2017 and was relegated to J3 season. He resigned end of 2017 season.[1]

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
1995Gamba OsakaJ1 League13010--140
199628241130-453
19972921050-352
19982711041-322
19992302030-280
20002623010-302
2001500020-70
2001Consadole SapporoJ1 League1301000-140
20022921060-362
2003J2 League37130--401
2004Júbilo IwataJ1 League90004030160
20050000002020
Total Japan 239101713915030012
Career total 239101713915030012

Managerial statistics

[2]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Júbilo Iwata 2012 2013 44 14 10 20 031.82
Kyoto Sanga FC 2014 2014 2 1 1 0 050.00
Sagan Tosu 2015 2015 34 9 13 12 026.47
Total 80 24 24 32 030.00

References

  1. ↑ Thespakusatsu Gunma(in Japanese)
  2. ↑ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)


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