is a Japanese former professional

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who played as a defender. He played for Japan national team.

Club career

Morioka was born in

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on 7 October 1975. After graduating from high school, he joined

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in 1994. He moved to

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in August 1995. He played many matches as center back. The club won 1996 J.League Cup and 2001 J1 League. In Asia, the club won the champions

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and te 3rd place

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. However his opportunity to play decreased from 2005. He moved to

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club

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in 2007. He played as captain and the club was promoted to

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in 2007. He retired end of 2008 season.

International career

In April 1995, Morioka was selected Japan U-20 national team for 1995 World Youth Championship, but he did not play in the match. On 31 March 1999, Morioka debuted for Japan national team against

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. After the debut, he became a regular player and played all matches including 1999 Copa America in 1999. He mainly played as central defender in three back as

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successor. He also served as captain in many matches. In September 2000, he was elected Japan U-23 national team as over age for

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. He played 3 games as captain. In October, he played at

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. He played full-time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions. He also played at 2001 Confederations Cup and Japan won the 2nd place. In 2002, he could not play for injury. He was elected Japan for

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. He played as captain in first match against

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, but he was injured and replaced. After 2002 World Cup, in March 2003, he was elected Japan again by new manager Zico. On 8 June 2003, the match against

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is his last game for Japan. Although he was a member of Japan for

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in June, he did not play in the match. He played 38 games for Japan until 2003.Japan National Football Team Database
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Coaching career

After retirement, Morioka started coaching career at

in 2009. He served as coach for top team and manager for youth team until 2016 excluding 2014 he moved to Sagawa Printing Kyoto and served as coach. In 2017, he moved to

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club

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and became a manager. However Gainare results were bad and finished at the bottom place of 17 clubs. He was sacked in June 2018 when the club was at the 7th place.

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honors

Japan *

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runner-up:

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Individual *

Best Eleven: 1999 *

Best Defender:

* Selected to AFC All Star Team: 2000

References

External links

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Japan National Football Team Database
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morioka, Ryuzo 1975 births Living people Association football people from Kanagawa Prefecture Japanese footballers Japan international footballers J1 League players J2 League players Kashima Antlers players Shimizu S-Pulse players Kyoto Sanga FC players Japanese football managers J3 League managers Gainare Tottori managers Olympic footballers of Japan 1999 Copa América players Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2000 AFC Asian Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players AFC Asian Cup-winning players Association football defenders