Suspension kept him out of the 1992 Asian Cup final, so he watched from the side as the Japan side he had anchored through every earlier round beat Saudi Arabia for the country's first continental title. That Asian Cup remains his biggest honour, ahead of the second stage of the 1994 J1 season with Sanfrecce Hiroshima, 271 appearances across fourteen years at the club, 35 caps, and a single Japan goal against Australia in February 1996. Career record: 35 caps and 1 goals for Japan; club career at Sanfrecce Hiroshima, Kyoto Sanga, Vegalta Sendai.
| 1987–2001 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima |
| 1998–1998 | Kyoto Sanga |
| 2002–2003 | Vegalta Sendai |
| Japan | 35 caps, 1 goals |
Japan legends whose careers overlapped Moriyasu's
One rank above: Alex Santos at #31.
One rank below: Shuichi Gonda at #33.
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