Hajime Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu
Moriyasu in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hajime Moriyasu
Date of birth (1968-08-23) 23 August 1968
Place of birth Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Japan (head coach)
Youth career
1984–1986 Nagasaki Nihon University High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–2001 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 271 (34)
1998Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) 32 (1)
2002–2003 Vegalta Sendai 45 (0)
Total 348 (35)
International career
1992–1996 Japan 35 (1)
Managerial career
2012–2017 Sanfrecce Hiroshima
2017–2021 Japan U23
2018– Japan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Japan (as player)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner1992 Japan
Representing  Japan (as manager)
EAFF Championship
Winner2022 Japan
Runner-up2019 South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Runner-up2019 UAE
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hajime Moriyasu (森保 一, Moriyasu Hajime; born 23 August 1968) is a Japanese football manager and former player he is the currently head coach 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. His brother Hiroshi and his sons Shohei and Keigo have also been footballers.

Moriyasu has been coach of the Japanese national team since 2018, leading the team to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Final before losing to Qatar. He then achieved a round of 16 appearance at the 2022 FIFA World Cup and a quarter-final loss in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.