is a former

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ese

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player.

Club career

Morioka was born in Ozu on 12 August 1973. After graduating from high school, he joined

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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

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in 1999 and

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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 selected Japan U-23 national team for

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. At this tournament, he played 1 match as right side midfielder against

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in third match. Although Japan won 2 matches, Japan lost at First round. At this time, Japan won

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in first game. It was known as "Miracle of Miami" ( マイアミの奇跡) in Japan.

Club statistics

References

External links

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Shigeru Morioka official website
1973 births Living people Association football people from Ehime Prefecture Japanese men's footballers J1 League players Gamba Osaka players Kyoto Sanga FC players Vissel Kobe players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Japan Men's association football midfielders category:FC Osaka managers category:Japanese football managers 20th-century Japanese sportsmen {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub