Yoshiro Moriyama

Yoshiro Moriyama (森山 佳郎) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who played a defender. He is the manager of club Vegalta Sendai. He has been the manager of a number of teams in the Japan national football team youth set up, as well as the manager of the Sanfrecce Hiroshima U18 team.

Club career
Moriyama was born in Kumamoto on November 9, 1967. After graduating from the University of Tsukuba, he joined Mazda (later Sanfrecce Hiroshima) in 1991. The club finished in 2nd place in the J1 League and were runners-up in the 1995 Emperor's Cup. He moved to Yokohama Flügels in 1996, Júbilo Iwata in 1998 and Bellmare Hiratsuka in 1999. He retired at the end of the 1999 season.

National team career
On July 8, 1994, Moriyama debuted for the Japan national team against Ghana. He was also selected by Japan for 1994 Asian Games and played all matches. He played 7 games for Japan in 1994.

Managerial career
In November 2023, Moriyama was appointed manager of J2 League club Vegalta Sendai.