Yasuharu Sorimachi

Yasuharu Sorimachi

Personal information
Full name	Yasuharu Sorimachi
Date of birth	(1964-03-08) March 8, 1964
Place of birth	Saitama, Saitama, Japan
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder (retired)
Team information
Current team	Matsumoto Yamaga (manager)
Youth career
1979–1981	Shimizu Higashi High School
1983–1986	Keio University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1993	Yokohama Flügels	106	(11)
1994–1997	Bellmare Hiratsuka	82	(8)
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–	Matsumoto Yamaga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yasuharu Sorimachi (反町 康治, Yasuharu Sorimachi, born March 8, 1964 in Saitama, Saitama, Japan) is a football manager and former footballer who currently manages Japanese club Matsumoto Yamaga.

A midfielder, He played for Japan national football team 4 times between 1990 and 1991. At club level, he scored 23 goals from 188 appearances in the domestic leagues. He subsequently became a manager and has worked for Albirex Niigata, Shonan Bellmare and Japan national under-23 football team.

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 ANA Soccer Club in 1987. He helped ANA gain promotion to the top flight in 1988. When Japan's first-ever professional league J. League started in 1993, ANA 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 (now Shonan Bellmare) in 1994. He helped the club to win the Emperor's Cup in 1994, and the Asian Cup Winners Cup in 1996.

He was capped 4 times for the Japanese national team between 1990 and 1991. His first international appearance came on 27 July 1990 in a friendly against South Korea.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1987-88	ANA/ Yokohama Flügels	JSL Div.2
1988-89		JSL Div.1	17	3					17	3
1989-90			20	3			2	0	22	3
1990-91			22	3			4	0	26	3
1991-92			21	1			1	0	22	1
1992		J.League 1	–				5	0	5	0
1993			26	1	3	1	6	2	35	4
1994	Bellmare Hiratsuka		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			188	23	9	2	21	2	218	27

International career statistics

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

Managerial statistics

As of 2 December 2014.

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Albirex Niigata	January 2001	December 2005	196	97	40	59	49.49
Japan U-23	July 2006	August 2008
Shonan Bellmare	January 2009	December 2011	123	44	28	51	35.77
Matsumoto Yamaga	January 2012	Present	126	58	34	34	46.03
Total			445	199	102	144	44.72

External links

• Yasuharu Sorimachi at National-Football-Teams.com