Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto

Personal information
Full name	Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Date of birth	February 7, 1977
Place of birth	Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1992–1994	Gamba Osaka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2006	Gamba Osaka	295	(7)
2007–2008	Red Bull Salzburg	21	(0)
2009–2011	Vissel Kobe	42	(1)
Total		358	(8)
National team
1993	Japan U-17	4	(0)
1997	Japan U-20	5	(0)
2000	Japan U-23	1	(0)
2000–2006	Japan	71	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (宮本 恒靖 Miyamoto Tsuneyasu, born born February 7, 1977) is a former Japanese football player.^[1] He played for Japan national team.

A central defender, Miyamoto went on to make 71 international appearances and led the Japan national team in the 2002 and 2006 World Cups as well as the 2004 Asian Cup.^[2] Miyamoto also captained Gamba Osaka during their 2005 J1 League championship season.

He is also a graduate of the 13th edition of FIFA Master.^[3]

Career

He continued to study at Doshisha University well into his professional career, graduating and finishing his studies. Miyamoto speaks fluent English, with a little French also in his canon, after spending time with Gamba team mates Claude Dambury and Patrick M'Boma in the past, as well as coach Frédéric Antonetti. While in Austria, he studied German.

While he was the de facto team captain of Gamba Osaka in 2004 and 2005, Gamba's coach was unhappy at the time spent with the national team by Miyamoto and handed the captaincy of Gamba to Satoshi Yamaguchi. Miyamoto continued to captain Japan for a while, ironically, often sitting on the bench for Gamba Osaka. But his professionalism shone through, and he took it all in stride. With Ivica Osim taking over the national team from Zico in 2006, Japan saw a clean sweep and Miyamoto was one of many who had probably played his last game for the Japan national team. In December 2006, Miyamoto signed for 1 season with Red Bull Salzburg with an option for another season.^[4] In December 2007, he signed a new deal with the Austrian club through 2009.^[5]

On, 15 January 2009, he signed for Vissel Kobe.^[6]

On 19 December 2011, Vissel Kobe centre-back Tsuneyasu Miyamoto confirmed his retirement in a press conference on Monday afternoon in Kobe, Japan.^[7]

National team

He played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Olympic football tournament. As a centre back, he served as captain for Japan in the 2002 World Cup, after an injury to Ryuzo Morioka, who had begun the tournament as captain. He then continued to captain his country through the 2004 AFC Asian Cup and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.^[8] "Tsune" played the first two group matches of the cup, but was suspended for the third and last match against Brazil after he received yellow cards against Australia and Croatia. Yuji Nakazawa wore the armband in his place.

Club statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1995	Gamba Osaka	J1 League	11	0	4	0	–		–		15	0
1996			13	0	2	0	7	0	–		22	0
1997			26	1	3	0	4	0	–		33	1
1998			32	0	1	0	4	0	–		37	0
1999			30	0	2	0	2	0	–		34	0
2000			29	0	0	0	4	0	–		33	0
2001			24	0	3	0	2	0	–		29	0
2002			20	1	2	0	2	0	–		24	1
2003			26	1	2	0	5	1	–		33	2
2004			24	0	1	0	0	0	–		25	0
2005			30	3	2	0	4	0	–		36	3
2006			30	1	5	0	0	0	5	1	40	2
Austria			League		Austrian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2006-07	Red Bull Salzburg	Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	–		0	0	10	0
2007-08			12	0	0	0	–		3	0	15	0
2008-09			0	0	2	0	–		0	0	2	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Vissel Kobe	J1 League	32	1	2	0	5	0	–		39	1
2010			6	0	2	0	4	0	–		12	0
2011			4	0	1	0	0	0	–		5	0
Total	Japan		337	8	32	0	43	1	5	1	417	10
	Austria		21	0	3	0	–		3	0	27	0
Career total			358	8	35	0	43	1	8	1	444	10

National team statistics

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Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	3	0
2002	11	0
2003	10	0
2004	19	2
2005	15	1
2006	11	0
Total	71	3

National team Career Stats

Major International Tournament Appearances

Year	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
1993	1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship	U-17	4	0	0	Quarterfinals
1997	1997 FIFA World Youth Championship	U-20	5	0	0	Quarterfinals
2000	2000 Olympics	U-23	1	0	0	Quarterfinals
2002	2002 FIFA World Cup	Senior	3	1	0	Round of 16
2003	2003 FIFA Confederations Cup	Senior	3	0	0	Round 1
2004	2004 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	6	0	0	Champion
2005	2005 FIFA Confederations Cup	Senior	3	0	0	Round 1
2004–2005	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	12	0	1	Qualified
2006	2006 FIFA World Cup	Senior	2	0	0	Round 1
2006	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	0	Qualified

Honors and awards

Individual Honors

• Asian Cup Best Eleven: 2004

Team Honors

• Asian Cup Champions: 2004
• J1 League Champions: 2005
• Austrian Bundesliga Champions: 2007
• Austrian Bundesliga Runner-up: 2008

References

1. "Stats Centre: Tsuneyasu Miyamoto Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
2. "MIYAMOTO Tsuneyasu". Japan National Football Team Database.
3. "Miyamoto: Japan could be world champions within 20 years". FIFA.com. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
4. Red Bull Salzburg - Soccer
5. Miyamoto signs new contract | The Japan Times Online
6. "Miyamoto leaves Salzburg for Kobe". The Japan Times. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
7. Former Japan national team captain Tsuneyasu Miyamoto retires at 34
8. FIFA.com
9. Tsuneyasu Miyamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
10. RSSSF

External links

• Tsuneyasu Miyamoto – FIFA competition record
• Tsuneyasu Miyamoto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Japan National Football Team Database
• Player statistics at J.League Data Site (Japanese)