Yasuharu Sorimachi

Yasuharu Sorimachi (反町 康治, Sorimachi Yasuharu, born March 8, 1964) is a Japanese former football player and manager. He played for the Japan national team.

Yasuharu Sorimachi
反町 康治

Personal information
Full name	Yasuharu Sorimachi
Date of birth	(1964-03-08) March 8, 1964
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1979–1981	Shimizu Higashi High School
1983–1986	Keio University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1993	Yokohama Flügels	131	(26)
1994–1997	Bellmare Hiratsuka	82	(8)
Total		213	(34)
International career
1990–1991	Japan	4	(0)
Managerial career
2001–2005	Albirex Niigata
2006–2007	Japan (assistant)
2006–2008	Japan U-23
2009–2011	Shonan Bellmare
2012–2019	Matsumoto Yamaga FC
2020–	Japan (technical director)
Medal record Yokohama Flügels Runner-up Japan Soccer League 1988/89 Winner Emperor's Cup 1993 Bellmare Hiratsuka Winner Emperor's Cup 1994
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Sorimachi was educated at and played for Shimizu Higashi High School and Keio University. At the high school, he won the national high school championship with his teammates Shigeo Sawairi and Tatsuya Mochizuki.

Sorimachi began his senior career with Japan Soccer League side All Nippon Airways in 1987. He helped All Nippon Airways gain promotion to the top flight in 1988. When Japan's first-ever professional league J1 League started in 1992, All Nippon Airways was transformed to Yokohama Flügels for whom he continued to play. While at Flügels, he won the Emperor's Cup in 1993. He moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka (later Shonan Bellmare) in 1994. He helped the club win the Emperor's Cup in 1994, and the Asian Cup Winners' Cup in 1995.

National team career

Sorimachi was capped 4 times for the Japan national team between 1990 and 1991. His first international appearance came on July 27, 1990 in a friendly against South Korea. He also played at the 1990 Asian Games.

Coaching career

After retirement, in 2001, Sorimachi signed with J2 League club Albirex Niigata and became a manager. In 2003, the club won the champions and was promoted to J1 League. He resigned at the end of the 2005 season. In July 2006, he became a manager for Japan U-23 national team. He also served as assistant coach for Japan football team under manager Ivica Osim and Takeshi Okada until July 2007. At 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers, he led U-23 Japan to won qualify for 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, he signed with his former club Shonan Bellmare and managed until 2011. In 2012, he moved to Matsumoto Yamaga FC.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1987/88	All Nippon Airways	JSL Division 2	25	11			4	0	29	11
1988/89		JSL Division 1	17	3			0	0	17	3
1989/90			20	7			2	0	22	7
1990/91			22	3			4	0	26	3
1991/92			21	1			1	0	22	1
1992	Yokohama Flügels	J1 League	-		2	1	5	0	7	1
1993			26	1	3	1	6	2	35	4
1994	Bellmare Hiratsuka	J1 League	25	0	2	0	1	0	28	0
1995			21	3	2	0	–		23	3
1996			14	1	1	0	1	0	16	1
1997			22	4	1	1	1	0	24	5
Total			213	34	11	3	25	2	249	39

National team statistics

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1990	2	0
1991	2	0
Total	4	0

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Albirex Niigata	2001	2005	196	97	40	59	049.49
Shonan Bellmare	2009	2011	123	44	28	51	035.77
Matsumoto Yamaga FC	2012	present	286	129	76	81	045.10
Total			605	270	144	191	044.63

External links

• Yasuharu Sorimachi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Manager statistics manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)