- Grulla Morioka
Infobox Football club
clubname = Grulla Morioka
fullname = Grulla Morioka
nickname = Grulla
shortname =
founded = 2000
ground =Morioka-minami Koen Ground Morioka, Iwate
capacity = 4988
chairman = flagicon|JapanBunji Matsuyoshi
mgrtitle = Manager
manager = flagicon|JapanToru Yoshida
league =Tohoku League Div. 1
season = 2007
position = Champions
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nihongo|Grulla Morioka|グルージャ盛岡|Gurūja Morioka is a Japanese football (soccer) club based in Morioka, Iwate. It currently plays in Tohoku League, one of the regional football leagues in Japan, and aims to promote themselves toJ. League in the future.Name origin
"Grulla" is the Spanish word of "crane", which was used in the mon of
Nanbu clan of formerMorioka Han and later became the local symbol of Morioka.History
Initially known as nihongo|Villanova Morioka|ヴィラノーバ盛岡|Viranōba Morioka, the team was organized by alumni of
Morioka Commercial High School andMorioka Chuo High School in2000 .In
2003 , anonprofit organization nihongo|"Association of Setting Up a J. League Team in Morioka"|Jリーグチームを盛岡に作る会|J Rīgu chīmu wo Morioka ni tsukuru kai was founded, and the team was reorganized and changed their name to Grulla Morioka in February 2004 with the intention of achieving elevation to theJ. League by2008 .Under the new organization, former
JEF United andOita Trinita playerShinichi Muto was invited to coach and captain the team with the company of players from the defunct Villanova Morioka and from J2 league. They played their first match onMay 9 ,2004 , and it could be seen as an introduction to the local press beforehand. They won the second devisionTohoku League in2004 and moved to the first division in2005 . In the same year, they won their first league championship, which was shared withTDK S.C. Toru Yoshida has been coaching the team since2006 .Current squad
Recent transfers
;In
*flagicon|JapanKoutaro Shitayasiki (Gainare Tottori );Out
*flagicon|Japan Kazuya Konda
*flagicon|Japan Shingo Ogura
*flagicon|TaiwanLu Kun-chi "(to Taiwan P.E. College)"
*flagicon|Japan Yuji Mito "(return toKyoto Sanga F.C. from loan)"
*flagicon|Japan Masaaki Watabe
*flagicon|Japan Yuichi Kato "(toFC Machita Zelvia )Club records and statistics
External links
* [http://www.grulla.jp/index.html Grulla Morioka official site] ja icon
* [http://www.menkoi-tv.co.jp/program/grulla/index.html GO!GO!GRULLA] , a supporting TV program produced byIwate Menkoi Television ja icon
* [http://kikufamily.blog9.fc2.com/ グルージャまったり日記] , fan site ja icon
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