Naoki Mori (footballer, born 1977)
Japanese manager
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Naoki Mori (森 直樹, Mori Naoki; born November 21, 1977) is a Japanese professional football manager and former player who is the manager of J1 League club Mito HollyHock.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naoki Mori | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 21, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saitama, Japan | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Mito HollyHock (manager) | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Musashi Ogose High School | ||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Dohto University | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Cerezo Osaka | 13 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Mito HollyHock | 81 | (4) | ||||||||
| Total | 94 | (4) | |||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Mito HollyHock | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Playing career
Mori was born in Saitama Prefecture on November 21, 1977. After graduating from Dohto University, he joined J1 League club Cerezo Osaka in 2000. He played mainly at centre back position, he did not play many games. The club were relegated to J2 League after the 2001 season. In 2003, he moved to J2 club Mito HollyHock. He became a regular player as centre back. However, his opportunity to play decreased in 2005 and he retired end of 2005 season.
Managerial career
On 9, May 2024, Mori was appointed manager of Mito HollyHock following the dismissal of Yoshimi Hamasaki.[1]
Club statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | J2 League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Mito HollyHock | J2 League | 38 | 2 | - | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | 32 | 2 | - | 32 | 2 | |||||
| 2005 | 11 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 4 | ||
