is a former
Japan
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ese
football
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player.
Playing career
Morita was born in
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...
on May 18, 1978. After graduating from
University of Teacher Education Fukuoka, he joined
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yas ...
club
Sagan Tosu in 2001. He played many matches as forward from first season and became a regular player in 2002 season. In 2003, he moved to J2 club
Albirex Niigata. Although Albirex won the champions in
2003 season
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and was promoted to
J1 League
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from 2004 season, he could not play many matches. In July 2004, he moved to J2 club
Omiya Ardija
is a professional association football club based in Ōmiya in Saitama, Japan. Its "hometown" as designated by the league is the whole of Saitama city, which is shared with neighbours Urawa Red Diamonds. Omiya competed in the J1 League follow ...
. After the transfer, he played all 21 matches except 1 match for suspension and scored 10 goals in 2004 season. Ardija also won the 2nd place in 2004 season and was promoted to J1. Although the club results were sluggish in J1, he played many matches every season. In 2009, he moved to J2 club
Ventforet Kofu
is a Japanese football club from Kōfu in Yamanashi Prefecture. The team currently competes in the J2 League and play their home games in JIT Recycle Ink Stadium, located in Kōfu.
The word "Ventforet" is a compound formed from two French roo ...
and played many matches. In 2010, he moved to Thai club
Thai Port. In July 2010, he returned to Japan and joined
Japan Football League
The also known as simply the JFL is the 4th tier of the Japanese association football league system, positioned beneath the three divisions of the J.League. The league features fully professional teams that hold J.League associate membership am ...
club
V-Varen Nagasaki
is a Japanese J2 League football club based in Nagasaki. The club was established in 1985 as Ariake SC till they merged with Kunimi FC in 2004 and adopted the present name in 2005.
The club gained promotion into the J. League Division 2 in 20 ...
. He retired end of 2010 season.
Club statistics
J.League
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References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
University of Teacher Education Fukuoka alumni
Association football people from Kumamoto Prefecture
Japanese footballers
J1 League players
J2 League players
Japan Football League players
Sagan Tosu players
Albirex Niigata players
Omiya Ardija players
Ventforet Kofu players
V-Varen Nagasaki players
Expatriate footballers in Thailand
Association football forwards
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