The football coach of Japanese, Hajime Moriyasuwill remain in place after Qatar 2022, making him the first coach of the “blue samurai” to remain in place after the World Cup, according to leaks to the Kyodo news agency.
The coach’s continuation is expected to be formalized at an upcoming meeting of the Japan Football Association (JFA) board, the agency announced on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The details of his contract will be determined later, he added.
The technical committee of the JFA has prepared a list of potential candidates for the position before the World Cup, among which is the Argentine Marcelo Bielsa, according to the report of the aforementioned media outlet, but the Japanese football organization has decided to keep Moriyasu after his World Cup performance.
Moriyasu, 54, led the “blue samurai” to the round of 16 of the recently held World Cup in Qatar 2022 with surprise victories over Germany and Spain, both World Cup champions, which put Japan at the head of the complex Group AND .
Although the Japanese team was eventually eliminated in the round of 16 against Croatia, and fell short of the long-awaited goal of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time, Moriyasu’s leadership and personality were recognized both inside and outside the Asian nation.
Moriyasua former midfielder for the Japanese national team, won three titles in the national league, the J-League, as manager of Sanfrecce Hiroshima, where he played for 14 years (1987-2001) before retiring in 2003 at Vegalta Sendai and returned as a porter to the club where he forged his career as a footballer.
Source: La Verdad
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