Moriasu's return to club football after a decade away / Belgium is the next destination for the veteran samurai! ◀ According to the report of the livedoor news in the Japanese media, Hajima Moriasu, the head coach of the Japanese national team, will retire at the end of November 2026 after leading Japan in the friendlies against Brazil and Paraguay, and will take the leadership of Saint-Truiden in Belgium next season. ◀ St Truden CEO Tatsuya Tatsushi is also said to have raised this issue with the sponsors during his recent trip to Japan. ◀ If this transfer is completed, Moriasu will be the first Japanese coach to work at the top level of European football. ◀ He was the last manager of the Hiroshima team in the Japanese league in 2017.

Moriasu's return to club football after a decade away / Belgium is the next destination for the veteran samurai! ◀ According to the report of the livedoor news in the Japanese media, Hajima Moriasu, the head coach of the Japanese national team, will retire at the end of November 2026 after leading Japan in the friendlies against Brazil and Paraguay, and will take the leadership of Saint-Truiden in Belgium next season. ◀ St Truden CEO Tatsuya Tatsushi is also said to have raised this issue with the sponsors during his recent trip to Japan. ◀ If this transfer is completed, Moriasu will be the first Japanese coach to work at the top level of European football. ◀ He was the last manager of the Hiroshima team in the Japanese league in 2017.