is a former Japanese football player. His

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brother

Kazuyuki Morisaki is a former Japanese football player. He is the twin brother of Koji Morisaki. Club career Morisaki was born in Hiroshima on 9 May 1981. He joined J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima from youth team in 1999. He debuted in November 1999 and play ...

is also footballer.

Club career

Morisaki was born in Hiroshima on May 9, 1981. He joined

Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sanfrecce Hiroshima ( ja, サンフレッチェ広島, translit=''Sanfuretche Hiroshima'') is a Japanese professional football club based in Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the co ...

from youth team in 2000. He played many matches as offensive midfielder from 2002 and became a central player of the club with his

brother

. In 2000s, although he played many matches, he suffered from

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in 2005 and chronic fatigue syndrome in 2009. In 2010s, although his opportunity to play decreased, the club won the champions

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and

2015 J1 League The 2015 Meiji Yasuda J1 League (2015 明治安田生命J1リーグ) season was the 50th season of top-flight football in Japan, and the 23rd since the establishment of the J.League in 1993. For a five-year period starting in 2015, the J.Leag ...

. He retired end of 2016 season.

National team career

In June 2001, Morisaki was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2001 World Youth Championship. At this tournament, he played 2 matches. In August 2004, he was selected Japan U-23 national team for 2004 Summer Olympics. He played all 3 matches.

Club statistics

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, J.League Championship and FIFA Club World Cup.

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Honors

Club

;Sanfrecce Hiroshima * J1 League:

, 2015 * J2 League:

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References

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* * 1981 births Living people Association football people from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan youth international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Sanfrecce Hiroshima players Olympic footballers of Japan Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Association football midfielders Twin sportspeople Japanese twins {{Japan-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub