Shigeru Morioka

Shigeru Morioka
森岡茂
Personal information
Full name	Shigeru Morioka
Date of birth	April 12, 1973
Place of birth	Ozu, Ehime, Japan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Shigeru Morioka (森岡茂, Morioka Shigeru, born August 12, 1973) is a former Japanese football player.

Club career

Morioka was born in Ozu on August 12, 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined Gamba Osaka in 1992. He debuted in 1993 and played many matches as offensive midfielder from 1994. His opportunity to play decreased in 1998. He moved to Kyoto Purple Sanga in 1999 and Vissel Kobe in 2000. He returned to Gamba in 2002. Although he played many matches in 2002, his opportunity to play decreased from 2003. In 2006, he moved to Regional Leagues club Banditonce Kobe (later Banditonce Kakogawa). He retired end of 2008 season.

National team career

In July 1996, Morioka was elected Japan U-23 national team for 1996 Summer Olympics. At this tournament, he played 1 match as right side midfielder against Hungary in third match. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won Brazil in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" (マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

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
1992	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	-		0	0	0	0	0	0
1993			1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1994			26	4	4	2	3	1	33	7
1995			45	5	0	0	-		45	5
1996			16	1	0	0	9	1	25	2
1997			28	5	1	0	0	0	29	5
1998			13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
1999	Kyoto Purple Sanga	J1 League	15	2	0	0	3	1	18	3
2000	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	13	2	0	0	2	0	15	2
2001	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2002	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	21	1	2	0	8	0	31	1
2003			10	0	0	0	2	0	12	0
2004			14	2	2	0	5	1	21	3
2005			3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
2006	Banditonce Kobe	Regional Leagues	12	2	4	0	-		16	2
2007	Banditonce Kobe	Regional Leagues	13	5	3	0	-		16	5
2008	Banditonce Kakogawa	Regional Leagues	11	2	-		-		11	2
Country	Japan		246	31	18	2	32	4	296	37
Total			246	31	18	2	32	4	296	37

References

External links

Shigeru Morioka – FIFA competition record (archive)
Shigeru Morioka at National-Football-Teams.com
Shigeru Morioka at J.League (in Japanese)
Shigeru Morioka official website

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