Yasuharu Sorimachi

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 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
2020–2024 Japan (technical director)
2024– Shimizu S-Pulse (general manager)
Medal record
Yokohama Flügels
Runner-upJapan Soccer League1988/89
WinnerEmperor's Cup1993
Bellmare Hiratsuka
WinnerEmperor's Cup1994
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Club career

Sorimachi attended Shimizu Higashi High School and Keio University, playing football for both schools. At Shimizu Higashi, he won the national high school championship alongside teammates Shigeo Sawairi and Tatsuya Mochizuki.

Sorimachi began his senior career with Japan Soccer League side All Nippon Airways in 1987. He helped the club earn promotion to the JSL First Division in 1988. In 1992, following the launch of the professional J.League, the club joined the league as Yokohama Flügels, and Sorimachi continued to play for them. During his time with Flügels, he won the Emperor's Cup in 1993.

In 1994, Sorimachi moved to Bellmare Hiratsuka, later known as Shonan Bellmare. 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.[1]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Sorimachi became manager of J2 League club Albirex Niigata in 2001. He led the club to the J2 championship and promotion to the J1 League in 2003, remaining in charge until the end of the 2005 season.

In July 2006, Sorimachi was appointed manager of the Japan U-23 national team, leading the team to qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also served as an assistant coach for the Japan football team under managers Ivica Osim and Takeshi Okada until July 2007.

In 2009, he returned to Shonan Bellmare as manager, a position he held until 2011. He then managed Matsumoto Yamaga FC from 2012 to 2019. From 2020, he served as technical director of the Japan Football Association. In 2024, he became general manager of Shimizu S-Pulse.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1987/88All Nippon AirwaysJSL Division 22511402911
1988/89JSL Division 117300173
1989/9020720227
1990/9122340263
1991/9221110221
1992Yokohama FlügelsJ1 League-215071
19932613162354
1994Bellmare HiratsukaJ1 League2502010280
199521320–233
19961411010161
19972241110245
Total 2133411325224939

National team statistics

[1]

Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
199020
199120
Total40

Managerial statistics

Update; December 31, 2018[2]

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Albirex Niigata 2001 2005 196974059049.49
Shonan Bellmare 2009 2011 123442851035.77
Matsumoto Yamaga FC 2012 present 2861297681045.10
Total 605270144191044.63

References

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