Hitoshi Morishita

Japanese association football player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroJapanese association football player
PlacesJapan
isAthlete Football player Association football player Sports official Association football manager
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth21 September 1972, Kainan, Japan
Age52 years
Star signVirgo
Stats
Height:173 cm
Weight:66 kg
Education
Juntendo University
Sports Teams
Gamba Osaka
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo
Júbilo Iwata
The details

Biography

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, Wakayama 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, but he could hardly play in matches and he retired at the end of the 2005 season.

Coaching career

After retirement, Morishita started coaching at Júbilo Iwata in 2006. He coached the youth team from 2006 to 2007 and the top team from 2008 to 2011. In 2012, he became the manager of the club, but due to bad club results, he was sacked in May 2013 when the club was at 17th place out 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 a new manager, Ryoichi Kawakatsu. In 2015, he moved to Sagan Tosu and managed the club for the season. In 2017, he signed with J2 club Thespakusatsu Gunma. However the club finished at the bottom place in 2017 and was relegated to J3 League. He resigned at the end of the 2017 season. In 2019, he signed with his old club Gamba Osaka and he became the manager for Gamba Osaka U-23.

Club statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeagueEmperor's CupLeague CupAsiaTotal
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
Career total239101713915030012

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018

TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Júbilo Iwata2012201344141020031.82
Kyoto Sanga FC201420142110050.00
Sagan Tosu201520153491312026.47
Thespakusatsu Gunma20172017425532011.90
Gamba Osaka U-232019present
Total122292964023.77
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